Naples, elderly counterfeiter caught with 80 thousand euros in fake banknotes

Naples – He was walking around the streets of downtown Naples with his pockets full of counterfeit banknotes. An elderly man, almost unsuspected, considering his 70 years, betrayed by his sudden haste and frenzy in moving away from the Porta Nolana area patrolled by the police.

His suspicious movements were noticed by the officers of the Vicaria-Mercato Police Station and since he was a person already known to the police, they thought it best to chase him and stop him.

The loot: all banknotes with the same serial number

The search yielded the desired results and in fact, the officers discovered that the man had 25.000 euros in cash with him. bills 50 euro notes, all counterfeit and featuring the same serial number. Suspecting that this might be just the tip of the iceberg, investigators decided to search his home.

The discovery at home: another 56.810 fake euros

In his home, the police found another stock of carefully hidden counterfeit banknotes, with a total value of 56.810 euros. The total amount of money seized thus exceeds 80 thousand euros.

The man, who had already been convicted of similar crimes, was arrested and taken to prison. He will now have to answer for counterfeiting money and introducing and spending counterfeit banknotes.

The investigations of the police continue to verify whether the counterfeiter was acting alone or was connected to a larger network. In Naples and its province there are expert and highly skilled counterfeiters who, in addition to producing counterfeit banknotes of various denominations, send them throughout Europe through the dark web circuit.