The landlords of four pubs in South Gloucestershire have gone to the police after customers tried to use fake £50 notes to buy drinks.

Four pubs, including the Swan Inn, Tytherington, are known to have been involved but police believe several more have been targeted.

They now want to speak to two men, captured on CCTV, in connection with the incidents.

The men are both described as having Irish accents and were seen leaving one of the pubs in a grey/silver van.

Sergeant Ruth Gawler on Avon and Somerset Police said: “This appears to be part of a crime series within South Gloucestershire with forged £50 notes being handed over to staff. Several establishments have accepted the notes, while others have refused them.

“The notes appear to be genuine under ultraviolet light but we have seen several of the use the same serial number and other features of the note are faked.

“We would ask all landlords to be wary and to contact us on 101 if they are offered any counterfeit notes.”

If you can help, call 101 and give the call handler the reference number 5220011605.

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