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Lots of counterfeit Euros seized in Columbia
I hadn't heard that Columbia was such a hotbed of forgery, but in
retrospect it makes perfect sense. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3755018.stm Colombian police have made Latin America's largest seizure of fake euros in an international operation. The haul of counterfeit notes included two million euros and two million dollars, in 50 and 100 notes, as well as forging equipment. ... Colombia is reckoned to have some of the best forgers in the world - a legacy of its illegal drugs trade, for which fake papers are essential. Police in Bogota say the notes seized in the raid were of the highest quality. ... Colombian officials said the counterfeiters had been turning out 500,000 false euros a day. It is the latest success against Colombian forgers. In July police discovered a fake-euro factory in Bogota, and confiscated over 50,000 euros. Colombia is thought to be responsible for more than half of the counterfeit dollars in circulation throughout the world. -- Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: |
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