THE Gombe State Police Command has apprehended 12 individuals associated with two counterfeit syndicates operating within the state.
Among the suspects, six individuals from each group were discovered to be in possession of $56,300 in counterfeit US dollars and N265,000 in fake Nigerian naira notes.
The Police stated that both syndicates focused on producing counterfeit notes of the US dollar and the Nigerian naira.
The spokesperson for the state police command, ASP Mahid Abubakar, disclosed that the arrests took place in different locations across the Bajoga, Funakaye, and Dukku local government areas of Gombe State.
According to the PPRO, members of one of the groups were apprehended with 500 counterfeit pieces of 100 dollars and N265,000.
