Crime & Punishment of Friday, 29 May 2020Source: Daily MailPolice arrest all-female counterfeit money gang in KumasiFile photoA special operation by the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 15 women, who are part of a gang printing and spreading fake currency notes across the Kumasi Metropolis. ArrestWhen police arrived at Embassy Hotel, one of the hideouts in Kumasi at about 10pm, eight persons were arrested. The team also made a stop at the Ducor Hotel at Abrepo in Kumasi where the seven other suspects were arrested. A genuine cash sum of ¢2,000 and suspected counterfeit notes in various denominations totaling ¢24,110 were seized by the armed policemen. At the time of filing this report, however, a nursing mother was also in custody at the Feyiase Police Station after a bag load of fake notes were found on her.

Source: GhanaWeb May 29, 2020 18:22 UTC