Quebec Man Sentenced to Prison for Importing Over 26,000 Fake $2 Coins From China

A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) patch is seen on a CBSA officer’s uniform in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Dec. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A Quebec man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for importing counterfeit toonies from China.

Jean-François Généreux faced multiple charges, including giving false information in a customs declaration and buying, possessing, and bringing into Canada over 26,000 counterfeit $2 coins made in China, says a Nov. 6, 2023, news release from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).