KENORA - Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a person about the counterfeit money that has been spent in the Kenora area.
On Wed. June 29 at 9:12 a.m. Police responded to a call of a person attempting to purchase goods with fake money on Golf Course Road in the City of Kenora.
Police attended and located the person nearby where he was arrested.
Police located and seized $18,430 in fake American and Canadian currency.
As a result of the investigations, 28-year-old Michael Andy of Kenora has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences.
· Possessing Counterfeit Money
· Uttering Counterfeit Money
· Failure to Comply with a Release order-other than to attend court
The accused was held for bail.
