Illegal 8216;magic pen8217; used to forge cheques seized

The ink could be used to forge cheques and documents. Brig Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri,Head of Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police,said that the police have received tips that some shops in Dubai are selling the illegal pen.

8220;Upon receiving the information,Dubai police rushed to raid these shops and confiscated all these pens. It seems that these pen entered into the country via illegal method and are sold at low prices,8221; Al Mansouri was quoted as saying by the 8216;Gulf News8217;.

The magic pen resembles a normal pen but the ink differs. The Chinese pen8217;s ink lasts for about one to four hours after writing.

Dubai Police had sent an urgent memo to the UAE Central Bank to circulate to all banks operating in the country to avoid using such pen when signing official documents and cheques.