LANGKAWI: Seven people, including two women, were arrested by police on Saturday on suspicion of using counterfeit banknotes to make payments at several business premises here.
District deputy police chief Superintendent Samsulmuddin Sulaiman said the suspects, aged between 24 and 36, were detained following four police reports lodged related to the use of counterfeit banknotes.
“The Langkawi district police headquarters received the first report at 8.36pm yesterday.
“Four business premises in the Pantai Chenang, Padang Matsirat and Kuah areas were detected receiving payments using RM100 notes suspected to be fake,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
He added that, based on public information and intelligence, police arrested the seven suspects, who have been remanded for three days until Tuesday to assist with investigations.
“Urine tests showed all the suspects tested positive for drugs, and some also have previous records related to drugs and other criminal activities,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 489B of the Penal Code for using counterfeit money.
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