Fake rupiah notes confiscated

Fake rupiah notes confiscated

BOGOR (JP): Local police raided a rented house in the Pasir
Angin area of Cipayung village which allegedly was used in the
production of counterfeit rupiah notes.

The man who leased the house, identified as Alfian, alias
Sofyan, managed to elude police involved in the early Monday
morning raid.

Police, however, seized Rp 1.875 billion in counterfeit Rp
50,000 notes and a roll of paper as evidence.

Cisarua Police chief First Lt. Ogiyanto said on Tuesday
relatives and associates of Alfian claimed they knew nothing
about the counterfeiting operation.

Five people were in the house when the police arrived. The
five were identified as Alfian's wife Sri Agustin, his daughter
Santi Yuniati, her husband Oon Rifai and two guests from
Semarang, Central Java, Hendra Wijaya and Yenni, alias Chin Lian
Nio.

While searching the house, police discovered a pile of
counterfeit bills in a cardboard box placed on top of a stack of
firewood in the kitchen, Ogiyanto said.

The five people in the house at the time of the raid currently
are being questioned by the police, while Alfian remains at
large. (21/edt)