The counterfeit money seized by police.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have crippled a ‘black money’ syndicate, seizing counterfeit notes amounting over RM1mil with the arrest of two Cameroon and a Guatemalan man.
KL deputy chief Datuk Law Hong Soon said on Monday that the men, aged between 35 and 38, were arrested in Dang Wangi at 6.30pm.
"They were nabbed while returning a rental car in the area.
"Prior to the arrest, a Singaporean man had lodged a report claiming that he was cheated of RM252,000 by the suspects," he said at a press conference on Monday.
Investigations revealed that the suspects had met the victim last Tuesday at a hotel in Jalan Tun Perak over business dealings on a ‘magic cleaning solution’, which was able to turn counterfeit money to genuine.
"They are being remanded until tomorrow," he said.
