Interior Ministry security forces arrested a shop owner in Beni Suef governorate, accused of running a social media page promoting the sale of counterfeit local and foreign currency in exchange for money.

The General Administration for Combating Information Technology Crimes at the Communications and Information Technology Systems Sector, in coordination with the Public Security Sector, monitored the page's activity and identified the person running it. He turned out to be a shop owner with a criminal record who lives within the jurisdiction of the Biba police station in Beni Suef.

Counterfeit local and foreign banknotes of various denominations were found in the suspect's possession, along with a laptop, tools and materials used to counterfeit currency, a sum of money from the proceeds of his activity, and a mobile phone that, on examination, was found to contain evidence confirming his criminal activity.

According to the Interior Ministry's statement, the suspect confessed to the offence and to running the page to promote the sale of counterfeit currency for financial gain. Legal measures were taken.