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Virginia DUI Arrest Turns into Funny Money Bust

By Michael

In Prince William County, Virginia, a DUI arrest turned into a counterfeit currency bust when police discovered that the two men being arrested had three odd-looking $100 bills in their possession. According to the Washington Post, police nabbed the two men on what they thought was a routine suspicion of drunk driving stop. When the police officer searched the men, though, he found several $100 bills that didn?t look quite right. What tipped him off was a message written next to Benjamin Franklin?s head that read ?BILLETE DE LA SUERTE ALASITAS.? According to the Washington Post, it denotes the bill as a good luck ticket for the festival of Alasitas, which is a festival held every year in Peru and Bolivia. At the festivals, bills of this kind are handed out widely in casinos and elsewhere...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on July 16, 2010 (boomark / email).