RIJEKA, June 4 (Hina) - Police in the northern Adriatic port city of
Rijeka have discovered an illegal money printing office in a loft in the
city's Drenova district, police chief Zlatko Lenac told a news
conference on Wednesday.
The office, run by a Rijeka family, printed counterfeit US dollars,
German marks, Italian lire and Croatian kunas. Lenac said that the
discovery was a great success because it prevented an attack on the
Croatian monetary system.
The foreign currencies were printed in all denominations while
kunas were printed in denominations of 100, 200 and 500. A significant
number of forged Croatian and foreign documents also were found.
"How many such notes have so far been put into circulation is yet
to be determined, but it is certain that the counterfeit 200 kuna notes
were circulated in Rijeka. Three such notes have so far been found and
withdrawn," a police officer told the news conference.
All members of the family have been arrested. One of them is a
printer by vocation.
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