Camerounian men arrested in counterfeiting banknotes

PHUKET, June 16 (TNA) - Local police arrested two Camerounian men charging them with fraud and seized their briefcase of counterfeit Euros and dollars among other items.

In the bag, dusty papers in grey and red were found delicately cut in the size of Thai banknotes.

Police said that Andra Sieyanou, 49, and Kenmoue, 43, are members of an African money gang. According to police, they deceived their victims by already earning Bt900,000 from them in Phuket's Kathu district on Monday.

However, the two men denied the charges during initial investigation. They are now detained for further questioning.

Police said the gang members work as a team by visiting different tourist cities including Bangkok. They claim that they can turn the pieces of paper into banknotes for real use as money by coating them with chemicals, but that victims are requested to pay for the chemicals first before the money-making process can begin.

Provincial police here have arrested this type of deceiver many times, according to police record. (TNA)