The Gambia Police Force has secured the conviction of Cherno Abdourahman Mendy and Yaya Mendy for purchasing forged bank notes.

The two Gambian nationals, resident in the United Kingdom, were found guilty at the Bundung Magistrates’ Court of purchasing forged bank notes, contrary to Section 312(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 2025.

The case was heard before Magistrate I. Dibba.

Each convict was fined D100,000, with a default sentence of two years’ imprisonment, and ordered to pay D450,000 in compensation to eight complainants, also carrying a two-year default sentence.

The court further ordered that the recovered forged bank notes be forfeited to the State and destroyed by the Central Bank of The Gambia.

Police reaffirmed their commitment to combating financial crimes and protecting the integrity of The Gambia’s financial system.