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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland police arrested
three men for printing counterfeit money. According to Haatuf newspaper,
the men are: Liban Abdiaziz Mayay, Muhammad Abdiaziz Muse and Abdifatah
Sh. Nur. News of the capture of the alleged counterfeiters was announced
by Police Operations Commander, Abdillahi Fadal Iman. Police also
confiscated the equipments that the counterfeiters were using to print
false money.
Abdillahi Fadal Iman said that they have been working on this case for a
long time. He suggested to the money transfer companies to watch out for
any forged money that may have been already released into circulation by
the counterfeiters. He also said the arrested men will brought to court
soon.
Although there had been incidents in the past of individuals bringing
forged money, particularly from Puntland into Somaliland, this is the
first case of someone forging money inside Somaliland.
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