olice were left baffled after a resident magistrate put off a case even after the accused pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of counterfeit notes.

The case was put off until Thursday.

Thirty-four-year-old Roger Hendricks of Spring Mount, St James pleaded guilty to having 30 one thousand dollar counterfeit notes in his possession when he appeared in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court.

Following an explanation by the accused of how he came in possession of the notes, presiding Resident Magistrate, Stanley Clarke, remanded the accused.

Rochelle Farquharson, a 20-year-old higgler who was taken into custody after she was found in possession of a one thousand dollar counterfeit note, was freed after Hendricks told the court he had passed it on to her without her knowledge.

In the meantime the Lacovia Police are warning of a possible counterfeit ring operating in the area.

The police say people need to check all notes received and in their possession for serial numbers beginning with KU75, KU15, FL88, FK24, FB90, FU90, FX90 AND EZ28.