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ODORS LEAD POLICE TO COUNTERFEITERS
I guess that's why they say counterfeit money "smells fishy". Here's a story of police led to a counterfeiting operation by strong odors.
-Editor
It's not every day the nose leads investigators to an apparent counterfeit ring, but that's apparently what happened for police at a hotel Sunday night. It began as a simple response by the Baton Rouge Police Department to a strong odor coming from one of the rooms at the Comfort Inn on Constitution Avenue, but now, the US Secret Service is assisting BRPD into the investigation of what appears to be a counterfeit operation. A call to a Baton Rouge hotel room for noise and smell disturbances quickly turned into so much more for police. According to police documents, hazardous materials (haz mat) units and officers discovered a white powder substance located throughout the room.
To read the complete article, see:
Odors lead police to possible counterfeiting ring
(www.wafb.com/story/20142403/odors-lead-police-to-possible-counterfeiting)
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