Army soldier arrested with fake notes worth Rs.2.7 million

April 1, 2014 04:28 pm

An Army soldier was arrested by the Kegalle police in possession of Rs.2.7 million worth of fake Rs. 5000 and Rs. 1000 notes, the Police Spokesman stated.

The police found 520 fake Rs.5000 notes and 10 Rs.1000 notes at the soldier’s home while the equipment used to forge the notes including a laptop was found by the Kegalle police.

The suspect is a 30-year-old soldier attached to the Beragala camp who resides in the Pallegama area in Kegalle.

The Rs. 5000 note serial number is R/21 392082 while the Rs.1000 note serial number is S/37 686138 while police asked the public to report any forged notes bearing these serial numbers.

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