In the operations, 3000 dollars, 9 million pesos and a figure not specified in euros were seized.
Recently, the authorities managed to dismantle a criminal network of money counterfeiters. They arrested 8 members of an organization known as “Those of the West”, in advanced operations in Bogotá, Pereira, Ibagué and Cali. According to the Attorney General’s Office, The band acquired false pesos and dollarsmade some touch -ups and I introduced them to the market.
The organization operated in the departments of Risaralda, Tolima, Cesar, Norte de Santander, Meta, Guaviare, Santander, Valle del Cauca and Arauca, through intermediaries. Its fraudulent money irrigation scheme also included the purchase in neighborhood stores and informal trade, they even traveled to regional fairs or parties to acquire with counterfeit tickets, goods and services.
FALSIFIERS
Avoid exchanging counterfeit dollar tickets: How to do it?
To recognize false tickets, the most important thing is to know what security measures each has. In the case of dollars, a good option is to pay attention to the information disseminated by the official site of the United States Federal Reserve, although there is also an application for mobile phones that serves to check them quickly.
It’s about Cash Assist. In case of wanting manually, the security measures are as follows:
- ANDThe security thread: When exposing the Realuzuz ticket it is possible to see a thread vertically embedded to the left of the portrait. It has the USA letters and the number 100. In addition, it shines in a pink color under the ultraviolet light.
- 3D security band: When tilting the ticket the blue band shows bells that change to 100 if it moves it forward and behind. This is woven in the paper so it is difficult to falsify.
- Bell in the inkwell: The ink used in the bell in the inkwell makes it change from copper to green if it leans it.
- Water brand: In the space on the right you can see a contraluz an image of Benjamin Franklin. Or who is in the portrait of the ticket.
- Ink that changes color: When tilting the ticket, the ink with which the number 100 of the lower right corner is made makes color copper to green, as well as the bell in the inkwell.
Source: Ambito
