Two arrested with fake Burmese currency

by Phanida

Friday, 22 May 2009 18:28

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Two persons were arrested by the police in Tachileik for being in possession of Kyat 1,000 denomination counterfeit currency notes. The police arrested Sai Khun Nwan and Sai San Shwe hailing from Seinwi Township, Northern Shan State with 2,000 pieces of Kyat 1,000 denomination counterfeit currency notes while they were staying in Sandarlin guesthouse in Wankaung Ward, Tachileik town across the Thai-Burma border at about midnight on May 18. The editor of the Thai based SHAN news agency Khun Sai said that the counterfeit currency notes were found while the police were checking the guesthouses in the town. “The quality of the counterfeit currency is poor,” he added. Sai Khun Nwan stays in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand and the counterfeit notes were believed to have been produced in Thailand. A police officer from Tachileik police station confirmed the arrest of the two suspects. They are being held in police custody at the Tachileik police station. < Prev   Next >