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A massage therapist was arrested yesterday by the joint operatives of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the police for selling counterfeit money in the downtown area of Cebu City.

Junrey Cagay, 28, each fake bill costs P20. was caught in possession Councilor Dave of P24,000 worth of fake Tumulak, deputy mayor banknotes in assorted on police matters, said denominations. they have been receiving An agent of the BSP who complaints about the requested anonymity for proliferation of fake money security reason said that since December. He said Cagay had been under WKH\ KDYH DOVR LGHQWL¿HG D surveillance for one week store in Cebu City that also before the entrapment prints fake money. operation. “As much as possible,

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so we decided to continue with our surveillance operation until this afternoon the BSP agent said.

Cagay said he just recently learned how to counterfeit bank notes. He claimed to have just made it in internet café. He said that

Tumulak said.

Tumulak said he asked the police to conduct an in depth investigation into the proliferation of fake money believing that a syndicate could be behind the illegal activity.

He said that the proliferation of bogus money will destroy the economy of the city. Tumulak was concerned about it since the barangay elections is coming.

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as much as possible he said. Tumulak urged those who received counterfeit money to report immediately to the police.

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The BSP agent asked the public to help stop the proliferation of fake money. She said that fake bills can EH LGHQWL¿HG IURP JHQXLQH ones because these are made out of commercially available papers.

She added that genuine bank notes also have security features like watermarks that resemble a portrait that can be seen on the right side of the bill. The new banknotes have more than 13 security features which can be seen by tilting it.

Higher denominations have more security features than the others, she said. There is a patch that changes colors from red to green, and green to red depending on the angle.

security features,” she said.

The BSP agent suggested to physically check the banknotes by touching, looking and tilting them. She said people should not rely on fake money detector because counterfeiters have also evolved through times.

Counterfeiting banknotes is punishable under Article 168 of the Revised Penal Code or the illegal possession and use of false treasury or banknotes and other instruments of credit.—

Vania Mae Lim, USJ-R Intern/FPL

Six people, including a Japanese-Filipino man, were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Lapu-Lapu City last Friday.

Marcelino Takeuchi, 37, was arrested in Sitio Sea Breeze, Barangay Mactan, during a buy-bust operation. Seized from him were six small sachets of suspected shabu estimated to be worth P1,200.

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Chief Inspector Jaime Tolentino said they chanced upon Aquino during the operation also buying shabu. $W OHDVW VL[ SDFNV RI VKDEX ZHUH FRQ¿VFDWHG IURP 'XQJRJ who tried to escape during the operation. "Demetrio evaded arrest and ran at the back of his house but got arrested," said Tolentino. Dungog’s relative, Gleen Dungog, 34, was also arrested after he was seen in possession of shabu and drug paraphernalia. In a separate operation, the police also arrested Allan Mangubat, 55, and Angefe Alesna, 21, in Purok Lemonsito, Barangay Gun-ob.

Tolentino said Mangubat was placed under surveillance operation before his arrest. The police recovered from his possession the P200 buy-bust money and six packs of shabu. All of the suspects will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 next week.—

Christell Fatima M. Tudtud/FPL