[—]An American tourist was imprisoned in Higüey, province of La Altagracia, after detecting that he was carrying 10 thousand 160 false dollars.
This is Alexis Milla, 46, who was staying at a Bavaro hotel with his daughter, aged 17.
Milla was traveling on the Verón-Punta Cana highway, when he drove a white Suzuki car, in which his youngest daughter and an 18-year-old Dominican boy were traveling.
The detainee was occupied with 100 US $ 100.00 bills and eight counterfeit US $ 20 bills.
The North American tourist and the false dollars occupied, were put under control of the Public Ministry for the corresponding legal purposes.[—]