On Wednesday, Rwanda National Police arrested Elie Munyazikwiye 31, with six counterfeited currency notes of 5000 Rwandan francs while going to deposit the money at Banque Populaire in Gakenke.
The suspect is being held at Gakenke Police station to pave way for investigations.
Meanwhile such cases have been reported across other parts of the country. In July Police in Nyagatare District arrested a Emmanuel Nsengiyumva 27, with Rwf. 350,000 in fake notes and Ugandan currency worth Sh 20,000. He was arrested in Nyamiyonga Cell, Musheri Sector, after a tip off from residents.
Four people were arrested with counterfeit local and international currency amounting to Rwf 2.1 million and US$ 200 dollars.
The four included; Seleman Nyagisaza, 56, Joseph Misago, 43, Suleiman Byaruhanga, 37, and Florentine Murekatete, 29.
The fake local currency was in denominations of Rwf 5,000, Rwf 2,000 and Rwf 1,000 notes. The dollars were in US$100 notes.
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