Public urged to check notes after counterfeit haul seized

Subversive gangs were about to launder over €2m worth of fake notes into the economy when elite gardaí swooped on a sophisticated counterfeit plant.

Some €110,000 was “ready to roll” when armed anti-terrorist officers converged on a commercial premises earlier this week.

The haul was put on display yesterday by gardaí. They have advised businesses to examine their stocks for counterfeit notes by checking the watermark. On legitimate currencies, the watermark is embossed into the note, while on the counterfeit notes it is printed on.