WESTERN BUREAU — Three teenagers were among five people arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of $16,000 worth of counterfeit notes in the Lucea Arcade in Hanover on Wednesday, will appear in the parish’s Resident Magistrate’s Court today.

The five were charged with possession of, obtaining and uttering counterfeit notes, after they reportedly tendered six $1,000 notes at the Arcade. They are:

*27 year-old Ann-Marie Brown of Red Ground, Negril;

*Christopher Jagarue, 20;

*Michael Cope, 18, of White Hall Housing Scheme and two 14 year-old female students of Red Ground, Negril.

According to the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) liaison officer for Hanover, Corporal Sandra Salmon, at about 2:15 pm on Wednesday, the five accused went to the Arcade at the market where they purchased items of clothing from two vendors. The purchase amounted to $6,000.

Salmon said after the notes were tendered, the vendors discovered that they were counterfeit and called in the police.

On the arrival of the police, the five suspects were seen boarding a bus in the nearby transport centre. They were subsequently taken into custody by the police and searched. The police said during the search, 10 more $1,000 counterfeit notes bearing the serial numbers EG073460 and EG073461 were found.

Earlier this year, the Hanover police warned residents of the parish to be on the lookout for counterfeit notes, after 11 fake $1,000 notes were reportedly tendered at a party in Sandy Bay, Hanover.