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Huizhou police crack counterfeiting ring, seize 90m yuan in fake notes

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Huizhou police have cracked a massive counterfeiting ring, confiscating about 90 million yuan (HK$102 million) in fake notes, according to media reports.

Nine people were arrested in Huizhou during the operation on Monday, and three more were arrested in other Guangdong cities, Guangzhou newspapers reported.

Prompt action against the gang ensured that none of the fake notes they manufactured was put into circulation, a police spokesman said.

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This is the third time Huizhou police have cracked a banknote counterfeiting ring in recent years.

Fake 100 yuan notes with a face value of about 362 million yuan were seized during operations in 2005, leading to the arrest of 11 people.

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The operation on Monday was prompted by intelligence showing several non-Huizhou residents had set up a fake banknote workshop in the city, the Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily said.

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