Enmore man charged over counterfeit $5,000 notes

Enmore resident Guy Matheson is facing a charge of possession of counterfeit currency after he was found with false $5,000 notes that he claimed he picked up on a road.

The charge read yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court stated that Matheson, of Lot 59 Enmore, East Coast Demerara, on December 16, at Georgetown had four $5,000 notes in his possession without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, knowing same to be counterfeit.

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