Woman jailed for possession of counterfeit notes
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    A 17-year-old female two-way permit holder was sentenced to three months﷿ imprisonment at the Tuen Mun Magistrates﷿ Courts today (February 25) for possession of counterfeit notes.

     The court heard that in an operation mounted by the Police Commercial Crime Bureau on November 21, 2005, the 17-year-old woman was intercepted on Yuen Long Main Road in Yuen Long and was arrested after six counterfeit $500 banknotes were seized from her wallet.

     She was later charged with one count of possession of counterfeit notes and the sentence was handed down at the Tuen Mun Magistrates﷿ Courts today.

Police Report No. 4

Ends/Saturday, February 25, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:43

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