Two jailed for having forged dollar bills

TWO Limassol men were jailed yesterday by a Limassol court after they were found guilty of possession and circulation of counterfeit documents.

The two were arrested along with another man after police found forged dollar bills in their possession.

The court sentenced Marios Evangellou, alias ‘Alexia’, from Limassol to 18 months in prison while Paphos resident Emilios Ambousides from Georgia got 20 months.

The two had pleaded guilty to charges concerning possession and circulation of forged bank documents and securing credit by using false pretences.

The court reserved its sentence for the third defendant, Andreas Ioannides, until July 3.

Ambousides and Ioannides were arrested in February after police found counterfeit dollar bills in their possession.

The two named Evangellou as the provider of the forged bills.

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