{{A man identified as J.Baptiste Sibomana 27, was arrested by police in Kivuruga trading center with 06 fake notes of five thousand francs (5,000frw) he is held at Gakenke police station for further investigation.}}
Gakenke District Police Commander Chief Inspector of police (CIP) Donat Kinani said, “Two cases of counterfeit were registered in August. We are particularly pleased with the collaboration of the public”, He said.
Those still harboring tendencies to counterfeit currency should get to know that Police will not hesitate to pursue and arrest them.
Police urges everyone to be vigilant when receiving money or refer to those using bank notes detectors to help them check their money.
The banks should also inspect money before offering any service requiring money transaction to avoid being cheated, noting that counterfeit is a criminal act, hence punishable by law.
Counterfeit is dangerous to the country’s economy and also affects social economical development of individual income since it can lead to inflation and lose of money value.
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