On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at about 11:30 a.m., the Liberal Police Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of East Second Street. The search warrant was obtained in furtherance of an ongoing counterfeiting investigation. Investigators seized a number of counterfeit bills as well as equipment used to make the counterfeit bills.
Investigators arrested a 23 year old man and a 21 year old man without incident. The men were booked into the Seward County Jail on forgery charges. Affidavits will be submitted to the Seward County Attorney’s Office seeking formal charges.
The investigation of this incident is ongoing.
