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Police have arrested two suspects and seized quantities of counterfeit US currency and TT cash.

According to a media release, the victim reported to police that he met a man at Hilton Hotel, Port of Spain, around 6.30 p.m. 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 made checks of the currency with a UV light and found the bills to be fake. The victim contacted the seller to make an additional purchase and upon his arrival at the hotel, the suspect, a 24-year-old solider, was arrested by officers of the Belmont Criminal Investigations Department.