- German law enforcement authorities have seized more than $103 million worth of counterfeit U.S. banknotes.
- It was determined that the banknotes had been traced back to Turkey and were intended for shipment to the United States.
- A tip from U.S. authorities led German officers to an apartment and two business addresses in Schleswig-Holstein.
German law enforcement authorities said Friday they had seized counterfeit U.S. banknotes with a face value of more than $103 million, which they said had apparently come from Turkey and were being stored in preparation for shipment to the United States. .
The criminal police station in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s northernmost state, has given away the addresses of an apartment and two businesses after a tip from U.S. authorities led officers to a company run by a man suspected of exporting counterfeit banknotes. During the search, they said they found 75 cartons of counterfeit bills. to America in the past.
The banknotes, known as “prop copies” or “movie money,” could turn out to be fake upon closer inspection.
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Police said in a statement that Germany’s central bank and U.S. authorities believe it could be mistaken for real money in everyday life.
German law enforcement authorities said Friday they had seized counterfeit U.S. banknotes with a face value of more than $103 million, which they said had apparently come from Turkey and were being stored in preparation for shipment to the United States. . (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
They believe the counterfeits came from a Turkish wholesaler who was using one of the suspects’ export companies in Ubek, near the Danish border, as a temporary storage location before the notes were sent to the United States. .
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The suspect, a 42-year-old Turkish national, was not arrested but is being investigated under Germany’s anti-counterfeiting laws.
