Arrested for fake banknotes

A TOURIST couple, aged 54 and 49, was arrested on Thursday in connection with possession and distribution of counterfeit banknotes.

According to the police, a Paralimni hotel manager reported that the 54 year-old man, who was staying at the hotel with his partner, had paid on two occasions with counterfeit €20 and €50 bills.

When he tried to pay for the third time with another counterfeit €50 bill, the hotel employee realised it was not genuine and gave it back to him, alerting Famagusta CID.

Police searched the couple’s hotel room and found a large number of €50, €20, €10 and €5 banknotes bearing the same serial number.