04/01/2002
Gardaí issue forged euro note warning
Police in the Republic of Ireland have warned local businesses and shoppers north and south of the border to be on the lookout for forged notes following the second discovery of counterfeit euro bank notes in County Cavan.
Two forged euro notes were found in Co Cavan on Friday January 4. The €5 and €10 notes were spent in a pub and drapery shop in Bailieboro on Thursday – two days after the Republic converted their currency from punt to euro.
Gardaí said these notes were of a high quality - although with slightly smaller dimensions than genuine euro.
This is the second such case to be discovered in the Republic. Gardaí said another counterfeit note was passed at a supermarket in Straffan, County Kildare.
Staff at Walsh’s supermarket did not spot the fake €10 note until it was given back to a customer as change.
Gardaí said the “crude” forged note appeared to be a coloured photocopy of an original.
Superintendent John Farrelly said the forgery was so bad that it would have been spotted if the cashier were more familiar with the new currency.
The security features on the new euro notes include a watermark, a hologram and a metal strip. (AMcE)
Two forged euro notes were found in Co Cavan on Friday January 4. The €5 and €10 notes were spent in a pub and drapery shop in Bailieboro on Thursday – two days after the Republic converted their currency from punt to euro.
Gardaí said these notes were of a high quality - although with slightly smaller dimensions than genuine euro.
This is the second such case to be discovered in the Republic. Gardaí said another counterfeit note was passed at a supermarket in Straffan, County Kildare.
Staff at Walsh’s supermarket did not spot the fake €10 note until it was given back to a customer as change.
Gardaí said the “crude” forged note appeared to be a coloured photocopy of an original.
Superintendent John Farrelly said the forgery was so bad that it would have been spotted if the cashier were more familiar with the new currency.
The security features on the new euro notes include a watermark, a hologram and a metal strip. (AMcE)
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