YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, NOYAN TAPAN. Employees of the Yerevan department of the RA police detained Vahagn M., 27, Arman G., 28, and previously convicted Ara S., 39, on suspicion of making, keeping and selling counterfeit money. According to information of the RA police, having organized a criminal conspiracy, the above mentioned persons purchased a computer, a printer, a flash drive and the appropriate software in order to counterfeit money. In early December Vahagn M. made about 120 1,000-dram counterfeit banknotes in his temporary residence place and then sold about 40 banknotes in various parts of Yerevan. During a search in an apartment of builing No 101 in Andarnik Street on December 13, policemen found three 1,000-dram counterfeit banknotes and seized the computer, the flash drive and the counterfeit money. According to the same source, measures are being taken to find more material evidence and other persons involved in this crime.

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