The Archive · 1928

Raid on Alleged Counterfeiters

azure of Chervonetz Notes and Press Daring the week end, the French police carried gut (we very successful raids. In the first ease, a house situated off Rue Lafayette was raid> Jed and in accordance with informa: tion in the possession of the police was found to be occupied by Ruy sians said to be operating an clab rate plant for the manufacture of counterfeit Chervonetz notes. In addition to the seizure of apparatus and machinery, over one million and 9 half of these motes were found on vie premises, Two Russians were occupation, They were arrested and taken to police headquarters for interrogation and as a result of farther inquiries another raid was carried out in an adjacent house and here was found the press which actually printed the notes.

understand' that further inquiries are being instituted with view to effecting the arrest of others connected with the business

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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