The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara on Friday arrested a man, Mohammed Adamu, for being in possession of N9.8 million in fake currency notes.
The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Apeh Reuben, who presented the suspect to newsmen in Ilorin said the fake currency were mainly N1,000 notes.
Reuben said Adamu concealed the fake notes in a carton of noodles, wrapped with cellotape.
He said that the suspect was arrested by NDLEA Jebba Command while on transit to Kano on Aug. 9, 2016.
The commander said that Adamu conspired with a yet-to-be-identified accomplice 
in Ilorin to carry out the act.
“Investigation is in process aimed at arresting the accomplice.
“We just want to alert the public to be aware of such fake money because if this amount of money is allowed to be injected into the economy, it is very bad.
“A lay man can hardly identify that they are fake currency. These days, we even have cases of people collecting money from ATM and still find fake currency in them,” he added.
The suspect, who spoke to newsmen in Hausa language, admitted that the fake currency was found on him.
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