Fashion Designer remanded over alleged possession, use of counterfeit money
Grace Arthur, a 40-year-old fashion designer, was remanded into custody for allegedly possessing and uttering counterfeit Ghana cedi notes at Wasa Akropong in the Western Region. The Circuit Court in Tarkwa, presided over by Her Honour Bernice Mensimah Ackon, remanded Grace Arthur. The accused's plea was not taken when she appeared before the court.
Grace Arthur is facing two counts of possession of counterfeit currency notes and uttering counterfeit currency notes, contrary to the Currency Act, 1964 (Act 247). On March 19, 2026, at Wasa Akropong, she was allegedly found in possession of thirteen pieces of GH¢200 notes and sixty pieces of GH¢100 notes, all bearing the same serial numbers and suspected to be counterfeit. The prosecution alleges that on the same day at the Wasa Akropong New Market, the accused knowingly and fraudulently uttered a counterfeit GH¢100 note to one Araba Tawiah, a fishmonger, in payment for fish with intent to defraud her. Araba Tawiah, aged 58, was selling fish at the Wasa Akropong New Market at about 2:15 p.m. when the accused approached her and bought fish valued at GH¢20.00. The accused allegedly presented a GH¢100 note and requested GH¢80 change. In her cautioned statement, the accused allegedly admitted the offence and told police that she obtained the suspected counterfeit notes from a man identified as Yaw, through a friend known as Ama Rose, both residents of Bogoso. She reportedly stated that "the plan was to use the fake notes to purchase goods from different places and exchange them for genuine currency, after which the proceeds would be
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A fashion designer in the Western Region has been remanded in custody - accused of possessing and using counterfeit currency. The investigation continues, with more possible suspects involved - but what were they planning?
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