Gang of suspected counterfeiters arrested in northern Iraq

Iraqi police have arrested a gang suspected of
forging Iraqi banknotes near the northern city of Mosul, a source
said Saturday, dpa reported.
"A force of the Iraqi Army arrested 13 people, including two
women, who were specialized in forging money," the source at Mosul
Operations told the German Press Agency dpa, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
The gang were allegedly to have forged 25,000 dinar notes, the
source said, adding around 441 million in forged dinar notes (400,000
dollars) was seized during the arrest.
Many forged banknotes have been found in circulation in Mosul
recently, prompting Iraqi and US forces to launched a campaign to
educate merchants and bankers about counterfeit cash.
Fake notes, with a face value of around 4 million dollars have
surfaced in Iraq since December.
-- SPA