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Police Mong Kok cracked two "family-style" counterfeit banknotes, inspected 310,000 yuan and detained 5 people

2020-02-05T16:52:09.803Z


Police cracked two "family-style" home-made counterfeit banknote cases in Mong Kok, and seized 310,000 yuan worth of 500 yuan counterfeit banknotes. Five people were arrested for making counterfeit banknotes, possession of counterfeit banknotes, possession of drugs and possession of smoking tools. Police believe that the person who made the counterfeit banknotes has been successfully arrested and the batch of counterfeit banknotes has been successfully prevented from entering the market.


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Written by: Zhu Yashuang and Lin Zhenhua

2020-02-06 00:43

Last updated: 2020-02-06 00:43

Police cracked two "family-style" home-made counterfeit banknote cases in Mong Kok, and seized 310,000 yuan worth of 500 yuan counterfeit banknotes. Five people were arrested for making counterfeit banknotes, possession of counterfeit banknotes, possession of drugs and possession of smoking tools. Police believe that the person who made the counterfeit banknotes has been successfully arrested and the batch of counterfeit banknotes has been successfully prevented from entering the market.

Yang Xinbang, Chief Inspector of the Anti-Triad Operations Group of the West Kowloon Region, said that on Wednesday (January 29) night, officers conducted a raid in Mong Kok District and found 170 suspected counterfeit banknotes, color printers and The tools used to make counterfeit banknotes were 73 finished products and 97 semi-finished products. Two 28-year-old South Asian men in the unit were arrested for making counterfeit banknotes. They reported being unemployed.

Yang Xinbang pointed out that another case commenced operations in the early morning of February 5th. A 37-year-old woman was intercepted in Mong Kok and a 100,000 yuan counterfeit banknote, all of which were 500 yuan banknotes, came from two note-issuing banks in the same group. Banknote number combination. Police then raided another unit and seized 124,500 yuan of counterfeit banknotes, a small amount of drugs and smoking tools. The counterfeit banknotes were all manufactured products. They came from two note-issuing banks and were serialized into three groups of banknotes. One man and one woman were arrested, 45 and 29 years old. The same party as the woman arrested on the street is suspected of possessing counterfeit banknotes, possession of drugs and possession of smoking tools.

Yang Xinbang said that the two cases were not the same group, and based on the quality of the counterfeit banknotes and the seized evidence, it was inferred that they were self-made or family-made counterfeit banknotes. The police believed that the counterfeiters had been successfully arrested and the batch of counterfeit banknotes had been successfully prevented from entering the market. Police urge citizens to check every banknote for security if it needs large cash transactions.

Deng Shunren, an expert on counterfeit banknotes in the Commercial Crime Investigation Division, took the 500 yuan banknote launched in 2018 as an example, and pointed out that there is a moving bright pattern on the upper right corner of the real banknote and a window-type metal wire. When the banknote is slightly moved, the ring and The metal wire moves with it. Other traditional anti-counterfeiting features include hidden silver codes, bumpy feel, watermarks, and fluorescent silver codes. The counterfeit banknotes seized this time were made with inkjet printers, which are of low quality and smooth paper.

Deng Shunren, an expert on counterfeit banknotes in the Commercial Crime Investigation Division, pointed out that the 500 yuan real banknote has anti-counterfeiting features such as bright photosensitive patterns, window-type metal wires, hidden silver codes, bumpy feel, watermarks, and fluorescent silver codes. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)

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