Two Cameroonians were arrested for allegedly running a counterfeit foreign currency racket in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
The two suspects have been arrested while attempting to print and circulate foreign currency notes including US Dollars in a house located in the Bole area, said police on Monday.
Suspects were allegedly engaged in deceitful activity claiming as if they could print up to 4 Million US Dollars within 24 hours, as police said.
Police said that the suspects were using pseudonyms i.e. Mark and Samson despite their passport names, Wanna and Sampson.
Banknotes of China, Myanmar, Tanzania, Sudan and US were among the foreign currencies seized by the Police.
In November last year, two foreign nationals from Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire were arrested for allegedly running in a counterfeit currency racket in Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa Police in collaboration with National Intelligence and Security Service has arrested two Cameroonians for face currency printing.
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