KUALA LUMPUR: Three friends had a sure-fire answer whenever they needed money to go shopping at the local pasar malam and the sundry shop – they just printed the money.
Using a computer, they would scan images of RM50 and RM10 notes, print them out on quality paper and have it waxed with a noodle flattener.
But they may now have to spend much of the future behind bars. They were nabbed by police in a raid on Wednesday.
The trio – all jobless for more than six months – were in the midst of producing hundreds of RM50 and RM10 notes when a team from the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters raided their apartment at Athenaeum Tower in Bukit Antarabangsa.
A 40-year-old man, his 33-year-old girlfriend and their 36-year-old friend were detained in the raid.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Jalil Hassan said police seized a computer, a laptop, a scanner, a colour printer, a noodle flattener and LCD screens.
“We also confiscated stacks of A4 paper that had been printed with the design of RM50 and RM10 notes, which were to be laminated before use,” he said.
Investigations revealed that the three friends could produce up to RM10,000 in fake money and police are checking if they used the money to buy other items besides groceries or had been involved in other criminal activities.
The trio have been remanded until tomorrow and police are investigating the case under Section 489D of the Penal Code.
In an unrelated case, ACP Abdul Jalil said that from January to May this year, police had raided 352 cybercafes and arrested 61 people for involvement in illegal gambling.
Last year, only 170 outlets were raided and 24 people caught for the offence.
“Two areas in the district where such activities are rampant are Pandan Indah and Ampang Jaya.
“We want the public to alert us on any cybercafe that is also operating as an illegal gambling outlet. We welcome any other information related to gambling,” ACP Abdul Jalil said.
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