Pol Captain Somphok Srichuchit contacted Muang Trat district chief Weera Reukwanichakul and Trat disaster prevention and mitigation official Pairat Soisaeng to help inspect the cut-up banknotes.&nbsp;

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They were taken to the Trat Finance Office to determine if they were authentic or fake.&nbsp; 
Residents had complained about someone disposing of toilet-cleaning liquids and they found both chemicals and the shredded banknotes, the authorities said.

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Shredded notes dumped in Trat

A large amount of shredded Thai banknotes with denominations of Bt20, Bt50 and Bt500 was found beside a road in Ban Khok Moo 5 of Tambon Nong Samet in Trat's Muang district on Friday.