Nyagatare district police has arrested a man early this week in possession of counterfeit money worth Frw 350,000.
According to a police statement, Emmanuel Nsengiyumva was apprehended by local defense and residents when he attempted to buy airtime using Frw 5,000 fake note. They took the suspect to Nyagatare Police station.
Police sources in the area say, upon receiving a search warrant, police searched the suspect’s house in Nyamiyaga cell, Musheri sector and found more forged money and a scanner that he used to make the fake money.
Nsengiyumva who denied any wrong doing claimed that he was given the money by one Byaruhanga, a Ugandan national. He added that he had bought the scanner from an Indian trader that he intended to use in a photo studio he was soon to establish.
Police Spokesperson Superintendent Theos Badege cautioned against counterfeit activities saying they are criminal and punishable by law.
He called on citizens to help security organs in fighting such illegal business saying that counterfeit is dangerous to the country’s economy and also affects household income.
“Once counterfeit money gets into the monetary system of a country, it leads to inflation thus affecting the country’s economy”, Supt Badege added.
Rwanda National Police calls on Rwandans to shun such illegal activities and focus on earning money using honest means.
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