Seven held for counterfeiting

Seven held for counterfeiting

SEMARANG: Central Java Police were holding seven people on
Friday on suspicion of belonging to a counterfeiting ring in
Tawangmangu, Karanganyar regency, some 50 kilometers east of
Surakarta municipality.

Three more suspects are at large, according to Central Java
Police chief Insp. Gen. Didi Widayadi.

The seven suspects were identified as Cahyo Widodo, alias
Salman, alias Farizi, 29, Subandi, 60, and Bangun Rahino, 29, who
have been charged with producing the fake money.

Windu Kuntarto, 33, Nuriyati (age is not known) and Muhaimin,
54, have been charged with being couriers for the ring, while
Khamami, 50, is an alleged buyer of the counterfeit money.

The seven suspects were arrested on Wednesday in a rented
house in Jetis subdistrict, Karanganyar regency.

Didi said a special team from the National Police Headquarters
in Jakarta had been dispatched to Semarang, the capital of
Central Java, to help the Central Java Police's investigation.

Cahyo, the alleged leader of the ring, claimed they had made
Rp 400 million from counterfeiting. -- JP