Canadian Customs seized tens of thousands of counterfeit banknotes, which were shipped from China!

According to foreign media reports, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently cracked a case of selling counterfeit 2 Canadian dollar coins in Quebec. In addition, Canadian police also seized a small number of the same counterfeit coins in Ontario. It is worth noting that these counterfeit coins were made in China.

According to court records, a Quebec man is suspected of trying to import more than 26,000 counterfeit $2 coins from a Chinese mint at $0.05 per coin plus shipping costs. The total face value of the counterfeit coins seized was more than $52,000, and the purchase price was $1,300. If used as real money, the man would have made a profit of $50,000.

It is reported that the coins were found by customs officers from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in a FedEx warehouse at Montreal-Mirabel International Airport in January this year.

CBSA investigators then searched the home of the suspect, Jean-Francois Généreux, and found more than 14,000 counterfeit bills, bringing the total number of counterfeit bills to 26,630.

The seizure is the largest seizure of counterfeit coins from China in Canadian history, according to an affidavit filed in a Quebec court by a border services investigator.

Last week, the CBSA shared photos of the counterfeit coins with the media for the first time, showing information about 26,000 $2 coins that were allegedly ordered from China and circulated in Quebec.

CBSA investigators highlighted that counterfeit Canadian $2 coins made in China are being sold to buyers in North America through e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba and eBay.

It is worth noting that these counterfeit bills are not only found in Quebec, but also in Ontario. The police in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, have confirmed that they also arrested a local in March this year. This person also had the same counterfeit bills, but in smaller quantities. The police seized and confiscated 15 counterfeit bills from him.

Canadian counterfeit expert Mike Marshall pointed out that the two sets of counterfeit banknotes should come from the same mint, because the counterfeit banknotes found in Quebec and Ontario were both printed with the year 2012.

Mike Marshall added that there is a clear difference between these counterfeit bills and real $2 coins of the same year. If an industry insider can tell at a glance, it may be a bit difficult for ordinary people because they look very real at first glance.

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