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Fraudsters arrested with 50 000 counterfeit euro from Bulgaria

Mon, Sep 28 2009 14:10 CET

byNick Iliev

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Fraudsters arrested with 50 000 counterfeit euro from Bulgaria

Greek police have apprehended two foreign nationals in Kilkis, northern Greece, on September 26, in possession of a large quantity of forged euro bills. The banknotes were reportedly printed in Bulgaria, Dnevnik daily has reported on September 28 2009.

The two suspects, aged 37 and 39, attempted  to sell undercover officers 50 000 euro worth of forged banknotes in exchange for 8250 euro in "real" money.

Officers subsequently agreed to purchase the whole lot, comprising wads of 20-euro notes in return for 3.50 euro for each banknote, the Greek Kathimerini has said.

As soon as the two suspects accepted 8250 euro in marked banknotes from the undercover officers, they were arrested.

Greek media reports have not revealed the nationality of the two men, citing only that they were foreigners. Police would only say that the men revealed that the forgeries emanated from Sofia.

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Anonymous Epaminondas Tue, Sep 29 2009 13:38 CET
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Is this the source of the long-sought-after 300 euro note, widely circulated in the EuroZone, but actually a massive forgery ?

I think we should be told.


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