Peruvian National Police (PNP) seized US$10 million in counterfeit bills from a criminal gang dedicated to the mega-production of illegal money.
According to PNP Fraud Department Head Jose Cruz, the special investigation squad against fraud and monetary crime dismantled the criminal network last Wednesday.
In this sense, agents also confiscated bills in domestic currency totaling S/5 million (about US$1.5 million).
During the intervention, two criminals were arrested: Jesus Vicente Alejos and Juan Carlos Alejos Barahona.
The first suspect is the group's ringleader and has criminal records for the same felony, while the second one was described as an operator.
The criminal organization was engaged in the financing, design, printing, commercialization, and distribution of US Dollars, Peruvian Soles, as well as coins to the detriment of the Peruvian State, the United States, Unasur, the Andean Community, and the European Union.