A woman has been caught using stolen banknotes to play on gaming machines in a Salford bingo hall – police have made an arrest following the incident.
Police were called to a Cosmo bingo hall on Liverpool Street in Eccles last night, following reports a 27-year-old woman had been seen using stained banknotes to play various gaming machines.
The woman was seen feeding notes into the machine and playing them briefly before collecting the remaining credit.
Since a punter has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and a quantity of cash and stained bank notes were recovered.
Detective Chief Inspector Clare Devlin, said: “This was a clear attempt to launder stolen money and pleasingly we have been able to put a halt to this criminality due to the diligence and vigilance of those inside the bingo hall.
“A stolen, stained bank note can now tell us an awful lot and so to be able to recover some is significant.
“We will be conducting an investigation into how this money came into the woman’s possession and where it originated from and if anyone has information about this incident I would encourage them to call us in complete confidence.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 5049, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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