Forging money: Duo in jail
Manama : A Bahraini man has been sentenced to 7 years behind bars along with a BD1000 fine for making counterfeit money. A second defendant, who assisted him received three years in jail.
Police initially caught the second defendant who is said to have spent the forged money in shops here. It was revealed that the duo’s plan was to launder the money by using it to buy valuables or clothes to receive genuine notes in exchange.
The second defendant was nabbed while he was trying to buy clothes from a peddler here. The latter busted him with help of other peddlers, who called police.
The first defendant reportedly agreed to give him 40 per cent of any counterfeit note he exchanged, he revealed.
“I was in Jaw prison seven years ago, serving a jail sentence for robbery, and I got acquainted with him (the first defendant). After we left the prison we met in Hoora. He offered me the deal and I accepted because I was broke,” the second defendant told prosecutors.
The second defendant also helped police to arrest him. He took part in a sting operation to nab the first defendant.
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