(Napanee, ON)- Detectives with the Napanee detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their investigation into counterfeit American currency that was passed in Napanee yesterday.
At 8:50 p.m. an officer on patrol on Centre Street in Napanee noticed a male running from the Shoppers Drug Mart towards the Metro parking lot. The male was seen getting into the back of a red 2015 Toyota Corolla. The officer checked the occupants of the vehicle and subsequently arrested two males for possession of a controlled substance (marihuana).
While searching the vehicle the officer discovered $790 in counterfeit U.S. currency in $50 and $20 dollar denominations. Several of the bills had the same serial number.
Officers canvassed businesses in the area and recovered five $50 U.S. counterfeit bills that had been passed earlier that evening.
20 year-old Abdi-Aziz SALAH of Mississauga and a 16 year-old male from Mississauga face charges of possession of counterfeit currency and possession of a controlled substance.
Both men are scheduled for a continuation of their bail hearing on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Provincial Court in Napanee.
