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Two Gyumri residents detained for using counterfeit money, one posed as woman

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. Gyumri police have detained two local residents who attempted to pay for a taxi ride with counterfeit bills.

According to the department’s website, a 20-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man were caught red-handed on December 17 when they tried to pay for a purchase at a kiosk with a counterfeit 5,000 dram banknote. They have already confessed to the crime.

It was also reported that, at the time of the arrest, the young man was dressed in a woman’s dress and wearing a wig. The investigation is ongoing.

The activities of the criminal group came to light on November 9. A taxi driver filed a report after the scammers tried to pay him with a counterfeit bill. Suspecting the money was fake, the driver demanded real currency. The scammers then fled, leaving behind a bag containing counterfeit banknotes of 10,000 and 2,000 drams. (Note: $1 = 394.91 drams).

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