POLICE ranks, during a ‘Stop and Search’ exercise in front of the Fort Wellington Police Station in West Berbice, on Saturday, arrested the driver of a vehicle who was searched and found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected forged Guyana currency.

According to the police, during the exercise, a white motor car bearing licence plate number PTT9098 overtook several vehicles on the solid double lines in the ranks view and was stopped.

As a result, one of the police ranks told the driver of the offence and asked him to produce his relevant documents, and he refused.

“The driver began behaving disorderly and was instructed to park in the Fort Wellington Police Station compound, and he complied.”

“When questioned, the driver said his name was Kenio Thomason. Police searched the car in Thomason’s presence and found nothing illegal. However, when they carried out a search on Thomason’s person, they found a quantity of suspected forged Guyana currency ($5,000 notes).”

“When police informed Kenio Thomason of the offence committed, he (Thomason) grabbed the forged currency from the hands of one of the ranks and ran to the back of the Fort Wellington Police Station. Police ranks gave chase and saw Thomason throwing the suspected forged currency between a clump of bushes,” the police said.

It was later retrieved by ranks who arrested Thomason. The forged currency was counted in his presence and amounted to $95,000.

According to the police, when Thomason was told of the offence committed, he responded: “Officer I just trying a thing because me girl just get a baby and things tight, do a thing for yuh boy nah.”

The suspected forged currency was photographed, marked, sealed, and lodged in his presence.

He was placed into custody and is slated to be charged.