Zgorzelec criminal investigators, as a result of operational work, identified and then detained a man suspected of counterfeiting money. The 21-year-old had a counterfeit banknote in his possession.
During a search of the premises occupied by the suspect, police secured equipment used to commit the crime and... 163 counterfeit 100-zloty banknotes and 8 banknotes with a denomination of 100 euros.
The detainee was charged with counterfeiting banknotes, and the court—at the request of the District Prosecutor's Office in Zgorzelec—ordered him held in temporary custody for 3 months.
The man faces up to 25 years in prison for the crime.