A 58-year-old, Malawian National John Gambi was arrested on Monday, 01 April 2024, at the Rand Easter Show in Nasrec for possession of fake US dollars has been remanded in custody by the Booysens Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Gambi was apprehended at the annual Easter Show event after he had attempted to purchase perfumes from a stall using fake dollars. The stall manager recognized him from a previous transaction on Thursday, 28 March 2024, where he bought perfumes using what was later established to be fake currency. The accused managed to get away with about R3600 in change at that occasion.
The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team were summoned at the scene and Gambi was arrested on the spot. He was found with 10 fake US dollars. The case has been postponed to 09 of April 2024 for a formal bail application.
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