3 (V) Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) troops of the 24 Division Headquarters under the Security Force Headquarters - East (SFHQ-E), together with Policemen raided a secretly run printing place of counterfeit currency notes in the general area of Addapala Akkaraipattu on Monday (15) and found fake notes to the value of Rs 800,000/=.

Among the machinery taken into Police custody were a scanner, printer and a vehicle. Two suspects were also taken in for questioning by the Akkaraipattu Police station. |