Union City police warn residents of counterfeit bills distributed in area
Manistee County Sheriff s Office
and last updated 2021-02-16 13:02:55-05
UNION CITY, Mich. â Union City police are warning residents of counterfeit money being distributed in the area after complaints from businesses and a private seller over the past week.
The department, along with the Calhoun County Sheriffâs Office, executed a search warrant on 8 Mile Road on Feb. 12 related to the complaints.
They seized counterfeit money, along with goods purchased with counterfeit money, and charges are pending.
Anyone who suspects theyâve been given counterfeit bills â which were passed in all denominations â may contact the Union City Police Department at 517-741-9191.
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Union City resident Juan Tejada, his alleged co-conspirators, and his alleged supplier have been charged with various narcotics offenses along with his intricate web of nearly two
dozen associates.
Following a year-long investigation, law enforcement arrested 20 people, dismantling a large-scale narcotics trafficking network spanning Hudson, Essex, Bergen, and Union Counties and New York City.
Officers seized more than 9,400 grams of fentanyl, over 3,400 grams of cocaine, over 1700 grams of methamphetamine, over 800 grams of fentanyl pills, about eight grams of heroin, a loaded gun, and $118,395.
The street value of the drugs is approximately $1 million.
According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, which was involved in the investigation along with Homeland Security Investigation, the New York Police Department, and other law enforcement partners, the alleged operation’s ring leader was Juan Tejada of Union City who was allegedly a major supplier of cocai