Two men from Zhejiang have been detained after allegedly exchanging fake HK$1,000 banknotes with gamblers while betting at gaming tables, Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Eric Choi Ian Fai said yesterday.
Choi spoke to reporters outside City of Dreams’ Grand Hyatt Macau in Cotai where PJ officers showed reporters 200 fake HK$1,000 banknotes.
According to Choi, the PJ received reports from eight casinos between September 12 and 23 about the fake banknotes. In the 20 cases, police seized 36 fake banknotes with the same serial number and with a logo as the HSBC bank the purported issuing bank.
Two Judiciary Police (PJ) officers show reporters the fake HK$1,000 banknotes seized from two suspects from Zhejiang, outside Grand Hyatt Macau in Cotai yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
