Inp.polri.go.id - Bekasi. The Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency has arrested eight suspects following a raid on a counterfeit money production house in Bekasi, West Java.

The suspects were identified as SUR, SU, IL, AS, MFA, EM, SUD, and JR.

Brigadier General Helfi Assegaf, the Criminal Investigation Agency Director of Economic Crimes, revealed on Thursday (12/9/2024) that suspect SUR was the owner of the operation, while suspect SU was responsible for cutting counterfeit banknotes, as reported by antaranews.com. 

The remaining suspects acted as intermediaries.

Senior Superintendent Andi Sudarmaji, the Criminal Investigation Agency Head of Sub-directorate IV for Special Economic Crimes, said that the group had started their operation since early 2024 and had produced counterfeit money six times. 

Each production run involved 12,000 fake banknotes, with a total value of approximately Rp 300 million. The counterfeit money was sold using a 'buy outright' method similar to narcotics transactions.

All suspects have been detained, and 12,000 fake Rp 100,000 banknotes have been confiscated.

The suspects are facing charges under Article 36 of Law No. 7/2011 on Currency.

(mg/inp/pr/nm)