Overview
- A witness in central Nuremberg spotted a fake €50 during a payment and called police.
- Officers from the Nürnberg-Mitte station detained a 22-year-old suspect and found more counterfeit notes on him.
- A search of the suspect’s apartment turned up counterfeit cash worth more than €17,000.
- Police opened a case on suspicion of distributing counterfeit money, and a specialist unit took over the investigation.
- Prosecutors in Nuremberg-Fürth applied for custody, with an investigating judge to decide on detention.