Two persons arrested for printing fake currency bills

A man and woman all suspected to be fraudsters were picked up by the Baatsonaa Divisional Police Command yesterday, the Wednesday with items suspected to be materials used in making fake currency notes in their possession. Kamara Seidu, a Liberian man, and Judith Koadue, a Cameroonian woman, both 40 years of age

were nabbed at a hotel along the Batsoona Spintex Road after the police received information about them. According to a statement from the police, the suspects were also arrested with nine pieces of GHS50 notes suspected to be fake. Also found in the room were two bottles of liquid substance, a white polythene bag

containing washing powder, one small cotton wool, and hand gloves, all suspected to be used in processing fake currencies. Further search in their home at Nii Boi brought out more of the suspicious items such as a pair of scissors, a cutter, 88 pieces of papers cut into sizes of GHS50 notes, two bottles also containing liquid

substance, two cellotapes, two bundles of white polythene bags and 60 sheets of paper. The arrested persons have since been detained by the police and the items retained for investigation. This development comes a few weeks after the Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested 16 women who allegedly print fake

currency in the region. A statement from the Police said, all the suspects are females and are between the ages of 17 and 40. The statement also said an amount of GHS24,000 fake currency were also retrieved from the suspects and are currently being kept in custody as exhibits.

Below the full police statement:

TWO ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CRIME NAMELY DEFRAUDING BY FALSE PRETENCES AND PREPARATION TO COMMIT CRIME.

On 24/06/2020 at about 1400 hours, the Baatsonaa Divisional Police Command acting upon Information arrested two suspected fraudsters from a Hotel along the Baatsonaa Spintex Road. The suspects Kamara Seidu, aged 40, a Liberian and Judith Koadue aged 40, a Cameroonian both lodging in a room were arrested with

nine pieces of 50 Ghana cedi notes suspected to be fake. Also found in the room were 2 bottles of liquid substance, a white polythene bag containing washing powder, cotton wool, and hand gloves suspected to be used in processing fake currencies. The suspects were further escorted to their place of abode at Nii Boi Town

where a search conducted in their rooms revealed a pair of scissors, a cutter, 88 pieces of papers cut into sizes of 50 Ghana cedi note, 2 bottles also containing liquid substance, 2 cello tapes, 2 bundles of white polythene bags and 60 sheets of paper all also suspected to be materials for processing fake currencies.