Known to have preyed on hawkers by passing bad coins to them, three members of a counterfeiting gang were given heavy sentences by Judge Feng in the First Special Distret Court on Friday morning.
'The three accused were Wel Yung-chang, 25, sentenced to three years and six months' gaol term and in addition to a fine of $800, oF an equivalent of 250 days" imprisonment; Wen Pao-sai, 37, sentenced to two years and six months' gaol term; and Soo Yih~dah, 27, sentenced to three imprisonment anda fine of '$300.
The trio were rounded-up in a root counterfeit dollar through a stall-keeper. Officers of Louza police station were informed, and in a sub-'Sequent raid on a lodging house in Avenue Road, where the accused layed, five baskets containing coun-forfeit' dollars and coins were seized.
Brought before the First Special District Court, the accused confessed to the charges of having collected and put into circulation certain counterfeit coins as standard dollars.
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