MASON COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – An Ohio man was arrested Thursday, November 12, 2026, after deputies discovered a large quantity of suspected counterfeit currency and printing equipment during a traffic stop in Mason County.
According to the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a possible attempt to pass counterfeit money at the Dollar General store in Point Pleasant.
Store employees told deputies they had received information about a similar incident earlier that day at another Dollar General location in Tupper Plains, Ohio.
Chief Deputy C. Zerkle and Capt. C.A. Varian subsequently conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle, deputies located a large quantity of suspected counterfeit currency along with printing equipment.
Muridi Muktar Hussein, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested and charged with possession of counterfeit currency with intent to utter.
Additional details about the amount of suspected counterfeit money recovered were not immediately released.
Hussein is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
