The arrest of a fraudulent couple with fake dollars and Iranian checks in Mazandaran

Mazandaran police chief announced the arrest of a couple accused of fraud who tried to deceive gold dealers by keeping 200 fake Iranian checks, 400 fake dollars and some fake gold pieces.

Ambassador Arjan-Incidents Group: Mazandaran intelligence police chief announced the arrest of a couple of fraudsters who intended to deceive gold dealers and defraud them by keeping Iranian checks, dollars and counterfeit gold artifacts.

Detective Colonel Same Khorshad stated: After receiving public reports and conducting information investigations about the activities of a fraudulent couple, identifying and arresting the accused was placed on the agenda of the Special Operations Department of the Provincial Intelligence Police.

He added: The officers' expert investigations showed that this couple, who lived in one of the cities of the capital, intended to deceive the goldsmiths by using fake items and commit fraud in this way.

Mazandaran Intelligence Police Chief continued: After carrying out intelligence measures and identifying the accused's route, the officers stopped their Atlas car in one of the big cities of the province and arrested both accused.

Referring to the items discovered from the defendants' car, Khorshad said: During this operation, 200 pieces of counterfeit Iranian checks worth 200,000 tomans, 400 dollars, a fake ingot, three bangles and a quarter coin with a fake mintage and appearance similar to the original ones were seized.

Emphasizing the follow-up of the case by the police, he noted: Legal measures regarding the accused and investigating the possible aspects of their criminal activities are on the agenda.

A 30 billion rial fraud involving the sale of fake gold rings and fake invoices in Khomeinishahr and Isfahan entered a new phase with the arrest of the accused.

The head of the Mashhad Gold, Silver and Jewelry Union warned about fraud under the guise of online gold sales and lending and announced the suspension of the activity of an unlicensed complex in this city.