After two Laurelton men were arrested for attempting to make a purchase with counterfeit money, one then tried to bribe a detective into dropping the charges in Valley Stream on Friday night, Nassau police said.

Patrick Anselme, 24, and Terrence T. Perry, 20, allegedly tried to buy electronics at the Target on Sunrise Highway with counterfeit $100 dollar bills when they were detained in the store by security and arrested by Fifth Precinct officers at 7:07 p.m.

Perry was also found to be in possession of 18 bags of a substance believed to be marijuana, police said. At the stationhouse Perry offered cash to a Detective Sergeant with the 5th Squad to drop the charges.

Both Anselme and Perry were charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument. Perry was additional charged with bribing a public servant and unlawful possession of marijuana.