Labourer nabbed with $260,000 in fake $5,000 bills at Stabroek Market

A 26-year-old labourer of Friendship Village, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was arrested by Police on Tuesday after he was found to be in possession of forged Guyana currency notes.

Reports are that at about 07:59h on Tuesday a 44-year-old customer service representative and cashier of Banks DIH Limited, Brickdam and Cornhill Street, Stabroek Georgetown, visited Stabroek Police Outpost and reported that a customer who gave his name as Tristan Saphan Franklyn, visited her workplace to purchase alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
She said he then paid her $80,000 all consisting of $5000 bills but as she was counting the money, she observed that it appeared fake. She handed over the money to a Police rank at the Stabroek Outpost after which she identified the man to the police and he was arrested.
The rank searched a black haversack that Franklyn was carrying and found $180,000, which consisted of $5000 notes, all suspected to be forged.
The Police rank took possession of the notes, arrested Franklyn and escorted him to Brickdam Police Station, where he was placed in custody. Investigations are ongoing.