Monk in Chiang Mai nabbed with nearly USD 20,000 in fake bills

[webfact]

 

Police in Chiang Mai swooped after investigations into a counterfeit currency ring.

 

Arrested by the side of Suthep Road was 45 year old Somporn or Phra Somporn, a monk attached to a well-known temple in Mae Teng. 

 

He had 194 $US 100 bills and thousands more in Myanmar kyat in his satchel.

 

The US consulate in Chiang Mai confirmed the dollars were all fakes. 

 

It appears that the monk bought them cheap in Mai Sai before exchanging them at booths and shops all over the northern Thai city. 

 

Somporn will now be defrocked then charged, reported Channel 7. 

 

Investigations continue. 

 

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[vandeventer]

I wonder how much he paid for them?

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

It appears that the monk bought them cheap in Mai Sai before exchanging them at booths and shops all over the northern Thai city. 

Shocking behaviour...  

[ThaiFelix]

A fake with fakes!

[unblocktheplanet]

Cops now stooping to stealing from the sangha--shame!

Edited June 24, 2021 by unblocktheplanet
correction

[bert bloggs]

A long time ago in a land far away i was a naughty boy with naughty friends,one was a forger,a good one,he came here to Thailand to do some business here,then he found out it was the death penalty ,so didnt carry it out, funny thing was he then went into legitimate business ,with another friend as did i ,it changed both our lives in different ways .

,sorry just made me think of times gone by reading about the monk.

[brianthainess]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Arrested by the side of Suthep Road was 45 year old Somporn or Phra Somporn, a monk attached to a well-known temple in Mae Teng

They should use shorter chains to attach them to temples IMO.

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

On 6/24/2021 at 2:44 PM, bert bloggs said:

A long time ago in a land far away i was a naughty boy with naughty friends,one was a forger,a good one,he came here to Thailand to do some business here,then he found out it was the death penalty ,so didnt carry it out, funny thing was he then went into legitimate business ,with another friend as did i ,it changed both our lives in different ways .

,sorry just made me think of times gone by reading about the monk.

thanks for sharing, and god bless the death penalty, it saved your lives.