Foreign citizen arrested in Georgia over fake dollar scheme

Georgia’s financial investigation service has detained a foreign national accused of distributing counterfeit US currency in the Black Sea region of Adjara.

Officials on Thursday said the suspect had attempted to gain material benefit by circulating 74 forged $100 bills - totalling $7,400 - in the region.

Investigators confirmed that all of the counterfeit notes had been seized during the operation.

The case is being pursued under Article 212 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of between seven and ten years for large-scale counterfeiting offences.