MOSCOW, June 16. /TASS/. A bank in Tatarstan’s capital Kazan has reported to police the swapping of banknotes worth 14 million rubles (over $212,000) for counterfeit money, a spokesperson for the Russian Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
"According to preliminary reports, some banknotes brought to the bank by cash collectors were replaced with bills of the so-called Prank Bank," Irina Volk said.
A criminal probe into major theft has been launched, she added.