GUANGZHOU: A fugitive suspected of running a major counterfeit money operation, who spent five years in hiding, has finally given himself up to police in this southern province.

Guo Mouguang, 37, of Guiyu township in Shantou's Chaoyang district in Guangdong province, has been wanted for questioning about a counterfeiting operation discovered in March 2004.

Lei Fei, a police officer with Shantou Public Security Bureau's Chaoyang branch, said Guo's surrender was part of a nationwide crackdown on counterfeiting, which began on May 18 and runs through October.