Women have been arrested with hundreds of millions of counterfeit money in South Jakarta.

Jakarta – A woman named Sekar Arum Widara, 41, has been arrested by police for the distribution or use of hundreds of millions of counterfeit money in the Kemang area Mall, South Jakarta. Sekar was a former artist. “The background he is currently a private employee and the last information is that he is a former artist,” the Kanit Ranmor Satreskrim South -Jakarta metro police, Iptu Teddy Rohendi, on Sunday (4/13/2025) told reporters. The incident happened on Wednesday (2/4) in the Mal Kemang area, South Jakarta. Sekar brought forged money by visiting the mall and making a purchase transaction at two stores. Browse to continue with the content “(the perpetrator) made a payment with the forged money he carried and managed. Then on the same day the suspect tried to do a purchase transaction in the same store, but at another cashier,” says Teddy. When Sekar paid a payment at the cashier, the store employee made the inspection in advance with the UFS Sinar Money Detection Machine. The money seems to be false and the transaction has been canceled. “Then the suspect tried to make another purchase at another store. When the suspect made a cash transaction, the suspect gave 11 false accounts to the cashier and looked at it that it was false, ‘he explained. After the second experiment failed, the security guard managed to secure Sekar. It is known that Sekar has made transactions twice with counterfeit money in the mall. Sekar was taken to the South Jakarta metro police. Police have managed to obtain a hundred false evidence worth RP 235,000,000, 1 unit of iPhone 11 -Promax and 1 unit of HP Xiaomi Redmi. “(Evidence) 2,235 pieces of RP. 100,000, which are allegedly false with a value of RP. 223,500,000, 1 unit HP iPhone 11 Promax, and 1 unit Xiaomi Redmi phone,” he concluded. The impact of his actions was charged with sections 26 paragraphs 2 and 3 Jo 36 paragraphs 2 and 3 of houri number 7 of 2011 regarding currency and or section 244 of the Criminal Act and or 245 of the Criminal Act. (KNV/KNV) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here