Swiss police confirmed Wednesday they have investigated an eight-year-old boy after he allegedly asked whether he could use a toy banknote in a village shop. The notes, printed on ordinary paper and featuring blue Chinese characters, were picked up by children, said the newspaper. Even though the note was clearly identified as pretend money, shop staff felt obliged to call the police. They brought along stills from surveillance footage, including one of the boy and the girl standing at the till, the report said. And their house was searched for further toy money: three 50-euro notes, two 20-euro notes, five 10-euro notes and three five-euro notes were seized on the grounds of preventing crime, it said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2020 09:00 UTC