Ponoka man arrested for allegedly passing counterfeit bills

A Ponoka man has been arrested by the RCMP for allegedly passing counterfeit money at a local business. On July 19, RCMP were contacted by a store in Ponoka, where they were advised that a man had just tried to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill. The RCMP arrested the man, and seized the currency, as well as other counterfeit bills that were discovered in his possession. It was the latest of four similar incidents in Ponoka, all of which featured either counterfeit $100 or $50 bills. The first inc