Two women detained for using fake $2,000 bills

Two individuals were sent to prison for using fake Dollar bill to pay for jewelry in Lefkosia. 

The suspects involved in the incidents, NB, an Azerbaijan national and J.Ç., a Kazakhstan national were arrested and brought to court on Friday for the crime of theft.

Police said that on October 2, 2024, the suspect NB made a purchase at a jeweler operating in Lefkosia and gave a fake $2,000 bill as payment.

She was arrested following a complaint made on October 3, and an investigation was launched.

The suspect said in her statement that she received the $2,000 from one J.Ç who was also arrested.

Police told the court that investigation was ongoing and that there was camera footage to be examined adding that the suspects might also have other counterfeit money in their possession.

The police demanded that the suspects be sent to prison for an additional 3 days.

Speaking in court, the suspect NB said, “I borrowed 2,000 dollars from my friend. I have been doing business with that jeweler for 7 years. I did not know that the money was fake. It was not my fault.”

The suspect J.Ç. also claimed that he did not know that the money was fake.