The Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for his suspected involvement in using counterfeit €50 notes in Singapore.
On 8 January 2019 at about 7.30pm, the Police received a report that an unknown man had presented two pieces of counterfeit €50 notes and attempted to exchange them with Singapore currency notes at a moneychanger along Orchard Road. He then left hurriedly and another two pieces of counterfeit €50 notes were left behind. These notes were seized as case exhibits.
Through follow-up investigations, officers from the Commercial Affairs Department established the identity of the man and arrested him on 10 January 2019. Another piece of €50 note, believed to be counterfeit, was also recovered and seized as case exhibit.
Investigations are ongoing. Anyone who is convicted for using as genuine counterfeit currency notes shall be punished with an imprisonment term which may extend to 20 years, and shall also be liable to a fine. Anyone who is convicted for possessing as genuine counterfeit currency notes shall be punished with an imprisonment term which may extend to 15 years.
The Police would like to remind the public to adopt the following measures if a suspected counterfeit currency note is received:
- Report it to the nearest Neighbourhood Police Centre;
- If there is a presenter, please delay him/her, if possible. Call the Police at '999' immediately;
- Observe the presenter's descriptions, such as gender, race, age, height, built, clothing, tattoo, language/dialect spoken as well as that of any companions;
- Note the vehicle registration number of the presenter (if any); and
- Limit the handling of the suspected note and place it in a protective covering, such as an envelope, to prevent further tampering. Hand it over to the Police immediately.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
11 January 2019 @ 9:40 PM