Funny money suspects on the run

SEMARANG, Central Java: The Central Java Police are still hunting five more suspects for their roles in a counterfeit money scam, a senior police officer said on Friday.

Insp. Gen. Chaerul Rasyid, the Central Java Police chief, said that the five suspects had been identified by Susanti, the prime suspect in the case.

Susanti alias Dewi, 45, was arrested in Magelang, Central Java, on Tuesday for being in possession of some 2,500 sheets of fake U.S. banknotes valued at US$100 each sheet. -- JP