SIC, in a press release, said that the four alleged perpetrators were detained on Monday afternoon, in the urban district of Zango, municipality of Viana, by members of its central directorate for Combating Crimes against Heritage.
The arrest of those involved and the subsequent seizure of 4,800,000 false kwanzas, in 5000 kwanza notes, took place under Operation 45 Graus, through anonymous denunciation.
According to the SIC, "diligences are underway to detain other cronies and apprehend the instruments used in the manufacture of counterfeit notes" and those already arrested will be presented to the Public Ministry for criminal liability.