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WIAN: Their plot was first discovered as part of a major smuggling bust involving so-called supernote counterfeit $100 bills, counterfeit cigarettes, illegal drugs and weapons.

CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2006 2006

WIAN: They were first arrested and charged in August as part of a major smuggling bust involving a virtual superstore of contraband, including so-called supernote (ph) counterfeit $100 bills, counterfeit cigarettes and Viagra, plus illegal drugs and weapons.

CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2005 2005

As for the indictment, “No evidence is offered of any crime or wrongdoing,” and Garland “strenuously” denied the allegations. 19 Having political and business contacts with North Koreans does not in itself indicate involvement in the supernote trade.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

The most perplexing aspect of supernote production is their low quantity.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

And then, missing from this excellently copied supernote, of all things, are the magnetic and infrared security features that would prevent banknote examining systems from bouncing it.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

Every surveillance device of an American bank or the Fed recognizes the supernote immediately as a counterfeit and spits it out.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

Under the microscope, for example, the supernote shows an especially fine execution of lines on the facing side, which cannot be found on the real note.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

With a population reluctant to deposit money in bank accounts and with banks lacking the kind of counterfeit detection equipment that would flag a supernote as fake, North Korea makes an inviting target.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

Remarkably, supernote paper even incorporates colored microfibers, a thin security thread marked USA 100″ in microprint, and a multi-tone watermark.

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008

Do the counterfeiters perhaps intend that the supernote be recognized immediately in the United States?

North Korea and the Supernote Enigma : Coin Collecting News 2008