Russia, Armenia join forces to catch money forgers

Centre TV, Moscow
2 Jul 04

[Presenter] The Russian and Armenian police have conducted a major
joint operation. Over two years the police tracked an international
gang of money forgers. As a result, 22 members of the well-organized
criminal organization have been arrested.

The underground printing press was found in an ordinary Moscow Region
flat. The forgeries were made by citizens of Russia and Armenia. They
had a well-organized network of middlemen through which the false
R1,000 and R500 notes were distributed across Russia.

In total, the initial investigation has recorded 192 instances of
forged money being sold in 48 Russian regions.

[C/r 1216-1253; video shows sheets of forged R500 notes, computer
equipment, banknotes being printed off.]