Three young men who went on a shopping spree with a bundle of fake GH¢20 notes have been arrested at Big Ada in the Dangbe West District. They are Kwasi Adzeisi, 19, a factory hand, Etsey Domi, 20, an apprentice motor mechanic and a 26-year-old drinking bar attendant, Cudjoe Amekudze. They were said to have begun the shopping spree at Sogakope in the Volta Region, where they succeeded in buying large quantities of goods, including tooth pastes, fluorescent tubes and other electrical appliances, from unsuspecting traders. The three have been put before the Big Ada District Magistrate's Court presided over by Judge-Danie Dorkpoh. Prosecuting, Police Inspector S. K. Offeh told the court that on June 24, 2008, the police had a tip-off that Cudjoe who was wanted by the, Sogakope Police in the Volta Region for allegedly using fake currencies to shop for small items so that he could have genuine currency from shopkeepers, had arrived at Big Ada. He said when the police went to Ada to investigatethe matter, hawkers and some shopkeepers had already fallen victim to the nefarious activities of the criminals. He said when they were arrested and searched a quantity of fake banknotes in the denominations ofGH¢50, GH¢20 and GH¢1 were found on them. According to the first and second accused persons, Kwesi Adzeisi and Etsey Domi, it was the third accused person, Amekudze, who contracted their services to help in the distribution of the fake currencies in exchange of genuine ones on the pretext of shopping for goods. The prosecution appealed to the court to remand the three in police custody to enable the police to conduct investigations into the matter. The presiding magistrate, therefore, remanded the three accused, whose pleas were not taken, for one week in police custody for the police to continue with their investigations. The three were expected to re-appear before the court on July 8, 2008. But before the day's court proceedings could come to a close, a police jeep from Sogakope had arrived to convey the third accused to Sogakope, where he was wanted by the police for a similar offence. Source: Daily Graphic