Money counterfeiting gang arrested

A group of African men was recently arrested for counterfeiting money, it was announced yesterday. The Director-General of Anti-corruption and Economic and Electronic Security in Interior Ministry, confirmed the arrest in a statement released yesterday, explaining that the arrestees were four men holding different African nationalities.

The official said that “a security team was formed to investigate received information about the gang members, who cheated their victims of their ability to provide foreign currencies for investment”. “They were arrested, and a safe filled with counterfeited foreign currencies was confiscated, along with chemicals and high-quality tools they used for the illegal operations.

“Legal proceedings are being taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecution,” the official added in the statement.