Two Africans arrested in S. Sumatra

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Police in Palembang, capital of South Sumatra, arrested Ghanaian Abale Goble Jules Olive Cesar, 29, and Cameroonian Teufak Bernard, 40, on counterfeiting charges.

Police said they seized from the two suspects equipment used to print fake US dollars.

The chief of detectives in Palembang, Sr. Comr. Wahyu Triwidodo, said the two men were arrested on Wednesday when officers raided a house where they were printing counterfeit money.

"We are coordinating with their embassies in Jakarta to conduct a further investigation," he said.

Abale denied that they were involved in counterfeiting, saying the pair were in Indonesia on business. --JP