Demak. The Demak Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) has successfully dismantled a counterfeit money -making and distribution syndicate by arresting four related suspects . Police seized thousands of counterfeit Rp. 100,000 notes from the suspects.
Demak Deputy Police Chief, Kompol Hendrie Suryo Liquisasono, in a press conference at Demak Police Headquarters, Friday (26/9/2025) afternoon, explained that the case was uncovered starting from a public report regarding the alleged circulation of counterfeit money in the Demak area.
“Armed with this information, the Resmob team carried out an intensive investigation until they finally succeeded in arresting three suspects who were a mother and child, namely R (47), RA (24), and BY (20), residents of East Ungaran District, Semarang Regency,” said Hendrie.
The three suspects were arrested while spending counterfeit money at Gajah Market, Gajah District, and in the Kebonagung District area. From the results of the development, officers then arrested another suspect with the initials BR (31), a resident of Godong District, Grobogan Regency, who is known to be the main perpetrator of counterfeit money production.
“BR is a repeat offender in a similar case. During the investigation, officers found evidence and apprehended the suspect while he was producing counterfeit money at his residence in Boyolali Regency, Central Java,” Hendrie explained.
During questioning, suspect R admitted to purchasing Rp 10 million worth of counterfeit money from BR to obtain Rp 50 million worth of counterfeit money. The money was then distributed by spending it at traditional markets and food stalls.
“The suspects admitted to having been operating for five months, making between Rp 500,000 and Rp 800,000 per day. A total of approximately Rp 5 million in counterfeit money was spent, while their profits came from the genuine change,” he explained.
From the results of the case disclosure, the police confiscated evidence in the form of 1,468 counterfeit Rp. 100,000 bills, 149 Rp. 50,000 bills, and genuine Rp. 93,000 in change. In addition, production equipment such as two Fuji Xerox printers, one laptop, four screen printing screens, squeegees, paint, a screen printing table with images of Soekarno-Hatta and the BI logo, HVS paper, phosphor powder, and a paper cutter were also secured.
For their actions, the four suspects were charged with Article 36 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (3), Article 36 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (2), and Article 36 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (1) of Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
“Anyone who distributes, stores, or counterfeits Rupiah can be punished with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to IDR 50 billion,” said the Deputy Chief of Police.
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