AN EAST Coast Demerara woman, who journeyed to Rose Hall Municipal Market to purchase shrimp last January 10, has been charged with being in possession of forged United States (U.S.) currency.
Devi Mohammed Bhagoo appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore, at Albion Court, another part of Corentyne, Berbice, last Thursday, accused, as well, for tendering a counterfeit US$100 bill.
She was granted a total of $180,000 bail and the cases were postponed to January 27.
Police Inspector Satrohan Dayaram, prosecuting, said the defendant, of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara, bought shrimps from Savita Narine and paid with the fake note.
The Prosecutor said the unsuspecting seller gave Bhagoo G$11,000 in change, but when she took the money to a Cambio dealer, she was told that it was bogus.
Dayaram said, the following day, the defendant returned to the same market to buy more shrimp but the now alert Narine quickly informed ranks of the Constabulary, who arrested Bhagoo and took her to Rose Hall Police Outpost, where a search of her person yielded five more US$100 notes.
All the currency was seized, the Court heard.