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Two suspects have been arrested and quantities of counterfeit US currency and TT cash seized.
The victim told police he met a man at Hilton Hotel, Port-of-Spain, around 6:30 pm, on Tuesday to purchase US$10,000. He said he first purchased US$6,000 paying a sum of TT$42,600, and then made an additional purchase of US$4,000, paying a sum of TT$28,400.
After the seller left, the victim checked the currency with a UV light and found the bills to be fake.
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