Couple Arrested With Forged South Sudanese Currency In Jonglei
Jonglei state security officers have arrested a couple alleged to be involved in the circulation of forged South Sudanese currency in Paraik Boma. 26 March 2013 By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 25 March 2013 [Gurtong] – According to the police officer who arrested the woman on Sunday, the suspect was arrested after she bought items at the local market. The local businessman reported the case after the woman bought some items from him. Investigations have been launched but the woman identified as Martha Ayen said that she picked the money earlier in the morning as she was fetching water at the river bank and she is not involved in the circulation of fake currency. The security officer said that they only got 25 South Sudanese pounds notes which make up the sum of 500 South Sudanese pounds. The police officer said that according to the report they have from the businessmen who reported the lady to police authorities at Pariak Boma, the lady had approximately 1,000 South Sudanese pounds. Last year Jonglei State Directorate of Crimes and Investigation Department arrested six suspects in connection with exchanging forged United State of America Dollars within Bor town. They were found with 28,100 US dollars from the South Sudanese young men who were approximated to be below 18 years old. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
