The prime minister caught a couple paying for groceries at a supermarket in Canoignas, in Planalto Norte de Santa Catarina, with a cloned receipt. This act was considered theft. The incident took place on the night of this Wednesday (24).

Cloned receipts will be used to pay for purchases in supermarkets – Credit: EBC/ND

Around 10 p.m., the military police received information that the couple had tried to hand over cloned receipts at the city’s supermarket. The payment amount was not reported. Searches began at the garrison, and he was informed that the suspects were already in another establishment in the city, making new purchases.

At the new location, the prime minister was able to approach a couple who were standing at the checkout in another supermarket trying to pay a bill for BRL 2,500, also using a cloned check.

After a personal search, in addition to the check, the man was found to have a check in the amount of 3,100 reais. When the couple’s car was searched, another check for 3,790 reais was found. When asked about the origin of the checks, the couple said they were caught paying for truck parts.

To confirm the forgery, police officers from the BPM 3rd Intelligence Directorate (military police battalion) contacted the owner of the company, who confirmed that the data relating to the account on the company’s check, other than the signature, did not match the original.

Based on the information received, the suspects were brought with the seized items to the police department.