Tribratanewspolri.go.id - Tasikmalaya. A counterfeit money maker and distributor in Kadipaten, Tasikmalaya Regency, was successfully arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit of Tasikmalaya City Departmental Police and Kadipaten Sectoral Police of West Java Regional Police on Wednesday (6/10/2021).
Chief of Tasikmalaya Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Attendant Aszhari Kurniawan, explained that the case discovery was started from public information of a stall owner in Cipanas village, Kadipaten regency, about the distribution of counterfeit Rp50,000 banknotes from two people who bought one pack of cigarettes in their stall.
"Thanks to God, today we successfully arrested two perpetrators initialled, HS and AP, who are the counterfeit money maker and distributor", the Chief of Tasikmalaya Departmental Police.
In this case, the Criminal Investigation Unit of Tasikmalaya City Departmental Police seized the evidence of 214 counterfeit banknotes of Rp50,000 valued at Rp10.7 million and other counterfeit money-making machines such as printers, scissors, cutters, laminating machines, et cetera.
"The modus of printing and distributing the Rp50,000 counterfeit banknotes is to buy cigarettes in small kiosks on the roadside. The profit then used to buy daily necessities and pay the debt", he said.
Head of Bank Indonesia Representative of Tasikmalaya, Darjana, appreciated the discovery of counterfeit money making and distributing in the legal area of Tasikmalaya.
"This is a great collaboration. Starting from public information and quick response from the Police, then they successfully arrested the counterfeit money maker and distributor as many as 214 banknotes of Rp50,000 valued at Rp10.7 million, which has 50% similarities with the original money", he said.
Due to their actions, the suspects are subjected to Article 36 paragraph 1, 2, and 3, in relation to Article 26 paragraph 1, 2, and 3, and/or Article 37 paragraph 2 in relation to Article 27 paragraph 2 of Law No. 7 of 2011 about Currency and threatened with a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
