Four men arrested after trying to deposit $2 700 in fake notes at CBZ

Four men from Bulawayo have been arrested after they allegedly tried to deposit $2 700 in fake notes into a city bank. An alert teller at the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe branch in the city centre on Tuesday discovered the money was counterfeit and alerted his superiors who called the police.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango confirmed the arrest,

I can confirm that we’ve arrested four men who were found in possession of articles for criminal use. Investigations are underway.

Last Friday, five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers appeared in court in Harare after they were found with $1 800 in fake notes. The five appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Victoria Mashamba who charged them with possessing articles for criminal use. They were remanded to October 19 on $50 bail each.

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