WBGS Police Arrest Six Over Fake Money Police in Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBGS) have arrested a Syrian national and five others for illegally minting US dollars and South Sudanese currency. 14 February 2014 WBGS Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Akot Deng Akot says many criminals are in Wau but the police will crackdown on them. [Gurtong| James Deng Dimo]
By James Deng Dimo *WAU, 14 Feb 2014 [Gurtong] - *The State Police Commissioner Maj. Gen. Akot Deng Akot told Journalists during a press conference at Wau police headquarters on Friday that they are holding six suspects; a Syrian, Sudanese and four South Sudanese in possession of fake US$1,200 and more than SSP1, 000. Akot said the police were unable to impound the minting machine and ink used by the suspects though investigation is still ongoing. The police commissioner lamented that the violence which erupted in Juba have sent out most criminals practicing illegal lucrative business ventures to other states. "I want to tell the people in Wau that there is an influx of criminals from different areas of South Sudan especially from Juba," he said. "So, you should be very careful to detect fake currency both dollars and local pounds." He said police in WBGS are committed to getting rid of such criminal elements out from the state, warning that those arrested will face the law. According to him, the police are in a search of other suspects who are still hiding. He called on the public to report any case of fake notes in circulation in the market.. Police in the state are teaming up for a crackdown operation on different criminal elements, which they say are building up in the state. Since violence the broke out in the country security in WBGS remained calm and became a home town for most of the citizens fleeing violence from other neighboring states. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Business<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/2/Business.aspx> , Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opbpSN6n20VzR-CeT%3DSxTcutrseuFcfrbpH7G%2BRcjdFRQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
