Warning as fake £5 notes enter circulation in Blaenau Gwent

Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for the fake fivers.

Gwent Police's Blaenau Gwent officers tweeted out a warning.

They asked anyone who came across the fraudulent notes to take them to the nearest police station.

A spokesman for the police said: "Residents beware of fake £5 notes in circulation.

"If you come across any please take them to the nearest police station, thank you."

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