BILBAO, 2 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS)
A man has been arrested for trying to pay with a fake 50 euro note in Gorliz (Bizkaia), according to the Basque Department of Interior.
A 22-year-old man has also been arrested this Tuesday in the Biscayan municipality of Gorliz for trying to pay with a fake 50 euro note and also possessing four other notes.
At one o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, the Ertzaintza learned that a young man had tried to pay, unsuccessfully, with a fake note at a gas station in Sopelana, although when detected he had paid with another legal tender note.
At one o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, the Ertzaintza learned that a young man had tried to pay, unsuccessfully, with a fake note at a gas station in Sopelana, although when detected he had paid with another legal tender note.
The Ertzaintza, along with the local police of Gorliz, began the search for the subject, who was located near his vehicle shortly after by the municipal agents in that locality.
In addition, the Basque Police took over the case and proceeded to arrest the suspect for a crime of counterfeiting currency.
In addition to the note used at the gas station, the detainee was also found with four other fake 50 euro notes.
