Police raid in Yunlin targets counterfeit vouchersCOPYING HISTORY: A prosecutor said that the main suspect has a criminal record of counterfeiting and has been linked to about 20 cases over the past few decadesBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterFive people were detained in an operation targeting an organization that allegedly produced counterfeit Triple Stimulus Vouchers, police in Yunlin County said yesterday. Counterfeit Triple Stimulus Vouchers are displayed alongside genuine ones at a news conference at the Yunlin County Police Bureau yesterday. Officers found 1,094 counterfeit vouchers with NT$500 face values, as well as 798 unfinished vouchers, with the total value of both sets being NT$2.5 million, they said. A real Triple Stimulus Voucher, bottom, and a counterfeit voucher, top, are displayed at the Yunlin County Police Bureau yesterday. The government’s Triple Stimulus Voucher program aimed to revitalize the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Taiwanese and foreign spouses of Taiwanese eligible to buy NT$3,000 of vouchers for NT$1,000.

Source: Taipei Times August 14, 2020 15:56 UTC