Homeowner finds counterfeit cash hidden in wall of Detroit home during refit

12/1/2011
BLADE NEWS SERVICES

TROY, Mich. — Police say a home remodeling project in suburban Detroit has turned up a stash of counterfeit cash.

The Detroit Free Press reports that police in Troy received a call Monday from the homeowner, who had lived in the house for more than a decade.

Police say the fake bills were hidden inside a wall. There's no word on how long it may have been there.

Police forwarded the counterfeit cash to the U.S. Secret Service.