Two males – one 22 and the other 29 – were arrested on Thursday after a quantity of counterfeit US notes were found during a Police operation on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
The Police have said they carried out an operation at Dr Miller Street, Triumph, ECD, during which they came across the fake US currency.
A total of 10 US$20 bills, all bearing serial # LL 000000000; one US$50 bill and one US$100 bill were unearthed.
The two suspects who were in the house at the time were arrested and taken to the Beterverwagting Police Station, where they remain in custody. Investigations are ongoing.