Customs officers seize fake banknotes worth over 300 million crowns

Customs officers in Melnik, central Bohemia, have seized fake U.S. dollars and Vietnamese dong banknotes worth over 300 million crowns, Prague Customs Authority spokesman Zdenek Malek told the CTK news agency on Wednesday. The notes, stashed among paper towels, were discovered during a routine check of a container from Vietnam. The recipient of the notes said they were just pieces of paper to be used in a religious ceremony. Experts are now analyzing the forgeries.