Police recover fake foreign and localcurrencies in an uncompleted building in kano state

The Kano State Police Command have arrested five persons in connection with fake foreign and local currencies. Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed liyasu, told journalists that the suspects were arrested by Operation
Puff Adder team. “On the 06/08/2019, One Saidu Sarki M aged 35yrs old and Ubale Saleh ‘M’ aged 50yrs were
intercepted by Operation Puff Adder team of Anti-Daba Kano in possession of 10,000 pieces of France CFA
Currency and 105 pieces of 100 dollars U.S currency.Case under investigation.” he said..
In a similar development, the Command also recovered
counterfeit currencies in an uncompleted building. “On
the 10/08/2019, based on technical intelligence report, a
Puff Adder Team of the Command’s Anti-Fraud Section
raided an uncompleted building located at Badawa
Layout and recovered a Counterfeit of 178 Wrappers of
100 notes of U.S. Dollars and 10 Wrappers of N1000
notes of Nigerian Currency.
Efforts is on with a view to arrest the perpetrators of this
heinous act.”.
The police boss disclosed that three more suspects
from Maiduguri, Borno state, were arrested with fake
U.S. Dollars
“On 10/08/2019 at about 1900hrs, based on credible
information.
Puff Adder Operatives comprising of SARS and Officers
attached to Market Division Kano, arrested one Ali Goni
Mustapha ‘m, Alh Ali Goni and Hassan Goni all of
Maiduguri, Borno State at France Road Sabon Gari Kano
and recovered Forty Eight (48) burndles of fake U.S.
Dollars in 100 denominations anda computer laptop