KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — A senior citizen who tried to change counterfeit money at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) was detained by the police on July 13.
Kuala Lumpur Commercial CID Chief ACP Izany Abdul Ghany said they had received a report from BNM on a 61-year-old woman who worked as an insurance agent who wanted to change 102 damaged notes of RM100.
“The woman claimed the money was damaged in a washing machine that caused the colour to fade. Feeling suspicious, BNM had informed the police.
“Following interrogation on July 14, police had inspected a house in Section 7, Shah Alam and a box containing more than 5,000 pieces of black paper ‘Black Money’ together with a liquid to ‘clean’ the money were found,” he said at a press conference, here today.
Izany said, it was believed the women’s counterfeit money came from a black African man believed to be member of a syndicate.
“The investigation is still ongoing and whether she was directly involved with the syndicate or had been misled by the syndicate is still being investigated,” he said.
Izany said the case was being investigated under Section 489C of the Penal Code for possession of counterfeit money, which was liable to a 10-year imprisonment. — Bernama
