Counterfeit euro note discovered in Kildare

Gardaí in Kildare are investigating the first reported use of a forged euro note in the country.

Gardaí in Kildare are investigating the first reported use of a forged euro note in the country.

The note, a €10 coloured photocopy of an original, was passed off in a supermarket in Straffan yesterday evening.

A garda spokesman said the poor quality counterfeit is slighter smaller than the real note with a different texture.

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