SHARJAH // Three Asian men have been arrested for producing and attempting to sell counterfeit UAE notes.
The Criminal Investigation Department at Sharjah Police said they arrested MOA, MBL and MKA and seized the tools they used to make counterfeit money at their home in a farm in Al Latheeth, where they worked.
Police were tipped off about the activities of the men, who admitted during preliminary investigations that they were producing fake money with the intent of selling it for small amounts of cash.
The authorities also said that one of the suspects was residing and working in Sharjah illegally.
Col Aref Mohammed Al Shamsi, director of the Central District of Sharjah Police, urged people to notify authorities if they suspect anyone residing in the country illegally.
He also warned against working and hiring illegal immigrants.
The case has been transferred to prosecutors.
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