"British tourist Muhamed Suhaei, 51, was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of circulating fake foreign currency. Bangladeshi national Azad Abul Kalam, 32, was given six years as an accomplice to the same charge," Presiding judge Keo Mony was quoted as saying by The Phnom Penh post while sentencing the two men yesterday.
The two were arrested on December 4, 2013 after carrying an amount of Rs 99,500 (about USD 1,500) in fake Indian currency notes to a money exchange shop located in Phnom Penh's smalled Prampi Makara district.
After their arrests, police found them to be in possession of over Rs 300,000 (about USD 4,700) in fake Indian currency notes, police official said.
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