By
Abalo Irene Otto
Uganda Shillings used for trade in the country
Police in Omoro district are cautioning traders to be vigilant due to alleged infiltration of counterfeit money into the market that could affect trade in the entire Acholi sub region.
This comes after two men were arrested today from Awali Village in Odek Sub county, Omoro district as they tried to purchase goods with counterfeit money worth 13 million Uganda shillings. The two men were arrested and detained at Odek Police Post. Their files are being prepared and will appear before court tomorrow.
Bosco Ocen Olukuwode, the Omoro district OCCID declined to provide details of the two men in their custody because they are part of a bigger gang dealing in counterfeit money and the issue is still under investigation.
” We have the two men in our custody but were are still looking for the others still at large. We suspect that the money could already be in circulation and the public should come out with information so that the culprits are prosecuted in the courts of law. This could affect business in the whole region.”
The police appreciated the people of Odek for reporting the suspects and urged them to report suspicious characters in their community because more counterfeits are believed to be coming from Lira to Odek and other parts of the region.
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