Qld: Man arrested over bogus notes
The Australian Federal Police believe a counterfeit money racket is operating in south-eastQueensland after the arrest of a man who allegedly tried to use a bogus note.
A police spokesman says the 26-year-old man, from the Brisbane suburb of Woodridge,was charged yesterday under the Crime Currency Act.
He's also charged with being in possession of a further 28 counterfeit notes and willappear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on September 17.
The spokesman says federal police agents have collected about 100 bogus $50 notes overthe past two months after several counterfeits were reported between Tweed Heads and Noosa.
He says the notes are printed on paper and slightly brighter in colour than genuinenotes, with a clear window that appears to have been added on.
Federal agents are keen to speak to anyone who may have accepted or declined such notesin a transaction.
AAP RTV ch/dl/jas
KEYWORD: COUNTERFEIT (BRISBANE)
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