But Los Angeles had not experienced a large influx of counterfeit money.
Luke speculated that although the printing operation was set up in Los Angeles, the counterfeit money had not been circulated there.
This possibility was high and would also reduce the risk to a minimum.
Once a city discovered counterfeit money, it would definitely look for the source and the factory where the counterfeit money was produced.
If the same city both produced and circulated the counterfeit currency, it would increase the risk of counterfeiting.
Having the production and circulation locations in two different cities, to some extent, could reduce the risk.
The case of printing counterfeit money had exceeded the capabilities of the first team's investigation, and Reid personally took charge, involving multiple departments in the investigation.