Three men caught printing fake money in Pretoria
Officers noticed a man loitering near ATMs and stopped him for a search.
The officers uncovered fake banknotes hidden in the man's bag, mixed with blank sheets of paper.
The discovery raised red flags and prompted further investigation.
Acting on leads from the arrest, police raided a nearby house suspected to be the operation's base.
Inside, they seized more counterfeit South African rand and US dollar notes, as well as a printing machine used to produce the fake money.
Police arrested two more men at the house during the raid, bringing the total number of suspects to three.
The three suspects will soon appear in court on charges of possessing and producing counterfeit currency.
Police have confirmed that further charges may be filed as the investigation continues.
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