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Counterfeit currency arrests in Latin America

Overview

Law enforcement agencies in Mexico and Costa Rica have conducted separate operations targeting the use and possession of forged currency.

In Hidalgo, Mexico, authorities arrested two individuals in Huasca de Ocampo after a business owner reported a fraudulent 500-peso note. Police recovered 45 counterfeit 500-peso bills, totaling 22,500 pesos, and placed the suspects under investigation by the Public Ministry.

In Costa Rica, public forces arrested three men in the province of Heredia for possession of suspected counterfeit $100 bills. Operations in Guararí and San Francisco de Heredia resulted in the seizure of 27 bills totaling $2,700. One suspect was caught with bills sharing identical serial numbers, a primary indicator of forgery.

Entities

Heredia · Estado de México · Heredia Prosecutor's Office · Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Hidalgo · Costa Rica Public Force

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Costa Rican police arrest three men for suspected counterfeit currency

    Three men were arrested in Heredia, Costa Rica, after police seized 27 suspected counterfeit $100 bills totaling $2,700.

  2. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Hidalgo police arrest two for counterfeit currency in Huasca

    Two individuals were arrested in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, after attempting to pay with counterfeit 500-peso bills totaling 22,500 pesos.

Sources

asisucede.com.mx · crprensa.com · deultimominuto.net · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · elmundo.cr · elvalle.com.mx · hojaderutadigital.mx · laprensa.mx · newshidalgo.com.mx