China News Service, Beijing, May 14th (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) A few days ago, under the command of the Ministry of Public Security, the police in Heilongjiang and Guangdong conducted a unified network collection operation, successfully cracking an extra-large counterfeit currency case, arresting 16 suspects and destroying them A large-scale printed counterfeit den and a counterfeit paper storage den, seized 422 million yuan worth of fake RMB finished products of 100 yuan in 2005, seized 6 tons of counterfeit paper, and seized a large number of counterfeit equipment and raw materials. This case is the largest single seizure of renminbi since the founding of New China. All the counterfeit currencies involved were seized on the spot and none of them flowed into the market.
At the end of last year, the economic investigation department of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department found a counterfeit currency crime clue in its work. After preliminary investigation and analysis, the criminal suspects Zheng Mou, Liu Mouzai and others were found to have a major point of printing fake currency from Guangdong to Heilongjiang. Suspected, and the scale of the case is large, with many people involved. In view of the complexity of the case, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau quickly reported the case. The Economic Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security immediately established a joint special task force, and organized many special meetings to deploy concentrated efforts to solve the case. After nearly three months of rigorous investigations, the task force accurately locked the location of fake dens and storage dens, and ascertained the organizational structure and personnel composition of the criminal gang. A few days ago, according to the unified deployment of the Ministry of Public Security, the police in Heilongjiang and Guangdong simultaneously carried out a centralized network collection operation, arresting all 16 criminal suspects and successfully cracking the case.
After investigation, it was ascertained that Zheng Mou, Fan Mouzhou, Chen Mouqiu and Li Mouxia were the main "shareholders" of the criminal gang, Liu Mouzi and Lu Moucheng were technicians, and Tan Mouchao was the host of the den. At the end of 2019, the gang purchased printing equipment, ink consumables, special paper and other materials in Guangdong and shipped them to Heilongjiang, and then began to print counterfeit currency. As of the time they were captured by the public security organ, the gang printed a total of 422 million yuan worth of fake RMB finished products in 2005.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security stated that counterfeit currency crimes not only endangered the country's financial management order and currency reputation, but also seriously damaged the vital interests of the general public, and are a major "tumor" in social and economic life. Public security organs will strengthen coordination and cooperation with the People's Bank and other functional departments, improve and perfect the system and mechanism, promote source control and comprehensive governance, continue to strengthen the crackdown and rectification efforts, earnestly maintain the national financial market management order and currency security, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people.