Security forces in Turkey’s biggest City, Istanbul have seized $1 billion of counterfeit cash, and detained six people involved in the dubious activity.
According to Istanbul Governor’s office, the operation by the security forces took hostage six suspects including one Ghanian and three Swedish nationals, the governor’s office said on Friday.
Gendarmerie forces tracked the suspects to a storage space in Istanbul’s Kagithane district, where they seized the fake $100 bills meant to be sent to African countries, the office said.
The suspects’ homes were searched and their cash and jewellery confiscated. The Swedish and Ghanaian consulates were notified.
The counterfeit haul was the largest in Turkey’s history, the governor’s office said.
