See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Tristan Saphan Franklyn, a 26-year-old Labourer of Friendship Village, East Bank Demerara, was arrested by Police today after he was found to be in possession of suspected forged Guyana currency notes.
At about 07:59 hrs this morning, Althea Peters, a 44-year-old Customer Services Representative and Cashier of Banks DIH Limited, Brickdam and Cornhill Street, Stabroek Georgetown, visited Stabroek Police Outpost and reported that on the date and time mentioned, a customer who gave his name as Tristan Saphan Franklyn, visited her workplace to purchase alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
She said he then paid her eighty thousand dollars ($80,000 –Guyana currency) all consisting of Five Thousand Dollar Notes. She collected the money and, on checking it, she observed that it appeared fake. She handed over the money to a Police rank at the Stabroek Outpost after which she identified Franklyn to the police and he was arrested.
The rank searched a black haversack that Franklin was carrying and found one hundred and eighty thousand dollars (Gy$180,000), which consisted of Five Thousand Dollar bills – all suspected to be forged.
The Police rank took possession of the Guyana currency notes, arrested Franklyn and escorted him to Brickdam Police Station, where he was placed in custody.
The suspected forged currency notes were placed in an evidence bag, marked, sealed and lodged to be taken to the forensic laboratory for analysis. Investigations are ongoing.
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