The arrest was confirmed by a post on the official Patong Police Facebook page this afternoon (Feb 26).
Patong Police were called to the Violet Money Exchange 2 in Soi Saensabai at about 1:40pm following a call to the 191 police hotline reporting a foreigner attempting to pass fake €200 banknotes, the post explained.
Pol Lt Somchai Nimchana and Petty Officer 1st Class Tanusorn Jaiyaeng responded to the call and soon arrived with officers from the Patong Police Investigation Division.
The Swedish man was placed under arrest and taken to Patong Police Station for further questioning.
Neither the name and age of the Swedish man or the number of fake banknotes he had tried to pass off to the currency exchange were reported.
“The investigative team is continuing its investigation,” the brief post concluded.
The arrest of the Swedish man follows the arrest of British tourist Tobias Drew, 33, early this month after he was found passing off counterfeit €200 banknotes.
At the time of his arrest, Drew was found with 89 fake €200 banknotes still in his possession.
Drew maintained his innocence, claiming that he received the fake banknotes through a private exchange of currency with fellow Brit Ozeias Da Silva, 45, who had promptly left the country before authorities could track him down.