TDT | Manama
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The High Criminal Court First Circuit sentenced a 48-year-old man to three years in prison and fined him BD500 for possessing a counterfeit SAR500 banknote with the intent to pass it off as genuine.
The case surfaced after the defendant was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Directorate in connection with a drug-use case. When his belongings were returned, a SAR500 banknote found in his possession was later determined to be counterfeit.
A Ministry of Interior major from the Criminal Investigations Department told investigators that the note was discovered while handing over the defendant's belongings following a Public Prosecution order.
A forgery expert from the General Directorate of Material Evidence confirmed the SAR500 note was counterfeit.
The defendant told investigators he received the note from an unidentified person in exchange for BD30.
