A 39-year-old is facing charges after allegedly trying to buy a gold bar with a fraudulent bank draft.
On April 9, a man entered a bank on Dougall Avenue attempting to buy a gold bar. He presented a fake bank draft valued at over $100,000.
The employee was suspicious and asked the man to come back another day to finish the transaction.
After contacting the bank named on the draft, the employees confirmed the document was fake and filed a police report.
When the man returned the next day, the bank contacted police.
Officers arrested the suspect at the scene. The 39-year-old is facing charges of fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document and possession of fraudulent identification.
