MAGWAY DIVISION – An official from Y.L.K Guerrilla Force stated that over 1,000 counterfeit notes of 10,000 Kyats banknotes (over 10 million) were confiscated in Yaylelkyun Region of Yesagyo Township and were destroyed.
Y.L.K Guerrilla Force and local organisations searched the house of a woman in Yaylelkyun Region on March 23 and confiscated 1,014 counterfeit notes of 10,000 Kyats and six counterfeit notes of 1,000 Kyats in the house.
In order to prevent the spread of such counterfeit notes, the leader of Y.L.K Guerrilla Force, Bo. Mote Seik torched and destroyed those counterfeit notes on March 25.
“They bought those (counterfeit notes) for one million Kyats. To prevent other civilians from getting tricked and to prevent civilians tricking each other, we confiscated and destroyed them. We urged the people to have sympathy for each other,” said Bo. Mote Seik.
Y.L.K Guerrilla Force also advised the civilians to thoroughly check the banknotes and to either destroy or submit to the related People’s Defence Force if they came into possession of counterfeit notes.
The guerrilla force also warned that there will be effective actions taken as determined by the National Unity Government if one were to continue using counterfeit notes knowingly.