Three Years For Fake Note
TDT | Manama
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A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined BD500 after being convicted of possessing a counterfeit Saudi 500-riyal banknote with the intention of passing it off as genuine. The court also ordered the confiscation of the fake note.
The man was already in custody in a drug-use case when officers discovered the counterfeit note while returning his belongings. A forgery expert from the General Directorate of Forensic Evidence confirmed that the banknote was counterfeit.
During questioning, the defendant said he had received the note from an unknown person in exchange for BD30. The High Criminal Court First Circuit convicted him and imposed the three-year prison sentence and BD500 fine.
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