The High Criminal Court sentenced a young Bahraini man to five years in prison for promoting and using counterfeit currency at a hotel and a supermarket. Employees at both locations noticed the fake bills and filed reports with the polic
TDT | Manama
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The High Criminal Court sentenced a young Bahraini man to five years in prison for promoting and using counterfeit currency at a hotel and a supermarket.
Employees at both locations noticed the fake bills and filed reports with the police, leading to the suspect’s tracking and arrest.
During the last session, the defendant claimed he did not know the money was counterfeit and said that another person gave him the bills to settle a debt.
The incident began when the suspect rented a hotel room, paid with a 20 Bahraini dinar bill, and received 10 dinars in change.
The receptionist became suspicious of the bills, informed the hotel owner, and confirmed the currency was counterfeit, prompting a police report. Hours later, a supermarket employee filed a similar complaint after the suspect used another 20-dinar fake note to buy goods. Police set a trap, monitored his movements, and arrested him.
In investigations, the suspect admitted that he obtained the counterfeit bills from another individual and used them to pay for hotel rooms and purchases, although authorities could not reach the other person involved.
