NA man busted with fake $5000 bills during roadblock

A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam resident was on Saturday busted with several fake $5000 bills during a stop and search exercise at Fort Wellington, Berbice.
Police stated that during the stop and search exercise, they intercepted a white motor car bearing registration number PTT 9098, which had overtaken several vehicles on the solid double lines in the view of the ranks.

As a result, he was asked to produce his relevant documents but he refused and started to behave disorderly. He was subsequently instructed to park the motor car in the Fort Wellington Police Station compound to which he complied.
Upon questioning, the driver gave his name as Kenio Thomason.
“Police searched the car in Thomason’s presence and found nothing illegal. However, when they carried out a search on Thomason’s person, they found a quantity of suspected fake Guyana currency ($5000 notes),” Police headquarters disclosed in a statement.
Thomason was told of the offence committed. At that time, he reportedly grabbed the forged currency from the hands of one of the ranks and ran to the back of the Fort Wellington Police Station.
Police gave chase and saw Thomason throwing the fake currency into a clump of bushes. The notes were retrieved and amounted to $95,000.

Upon his arrest, he told the ranks “Officer I just trying a thing because me girl just get a baby and things tight, do a thing for yuh boy nah.”
He remains in custody pending charges.