LIMA: Peru’s Criminal Investigation Department (DIRINCRI) of the National Police seized $836,000 in fake U.S. dollars, which had been placed in various suitcases and backpacks and were headed for New York, local media reported.
Three Peruvian men and an Italian woman, were arrested during the police operation, thanks to intelligence work carried out in coordination between Peru’s police and the Secret Service of the U.S. Embassy based in Lima.
Peru’s police said they are working with the U.S. Secret Service to determine who was the intended recipient of the counterfeit money in New York.
