TASHKENT, April 14 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian and an Armenian have been detained in Uzbekistan while trying to sell a $1 million banknote at half price, Uzbek prosecutors said Friday.
"The counterfeit banknote was seized as it was being traded off to an Uzbek national for $500,000," said Zuraf Yuldashev, senior inspector at the Prosecutor General's Office.
The would-be buyer said the men had offered him the bill at a discount, citing an urgent need for small change.
"A forensic examination has shown that the $1mln banknote is a skillfully made fake," Yuldashev said.
According to finance specialists, dollar bills with a face value of 1 million are issued for interbank operations.
