12 Mar, 2020 @ 10:18
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Costa Blanca town hit by fake euros in money laundering scam

Torre Cash

THREE Murcia men have been arrested for trying to launder €11,000 of fake cash in Torrevieja shops.

Torre Cash
FAKE: 20 and 50 euro notes

Guardia Civil caught them trailing the town’s shops in a bid to exchange the forged notes.

Their car was stopped on the Paseo de la Libertad, and 11 bundles of cash were found in denominations of €50 and €20.

The three men, Spaniards aged 28, 36 and 37 have been released on charges.

Simon Wade

Fifty-something writer, traveller, F1 enthusiast and radio presenter, working hard on the Costa Blanca South. Email me on simon@theolivepress.es

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