An 80-year-old Sapporo man released by North Korea after his arrest last year said he went there with two other Japanese men to obtain counterfeit U.S. currency, according to Hokkaido police.
The two other men remain in custody in North Korea. The three were arrested last March for allegedly dealing in drugs.
According to the man, the three received extremely realistic-looking counterfeit U.S. bills in North Korea. Police believe the bills were "supernotes" in 100 dollars denominations. The police are trying to corroborate the man's story.
The man was released in April but the other two--a company executive, 42, from Tokyo and a company employee, 32, from Chiba Prefecture--are still being held in the suburbs of Pyongyang. (Yomiuri)
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