RSS$1.9M Seized From SUV on U.S.-Mexico Border
Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | February 27, 2008 |
EL PASO, Texas — Customs agents found nearly $1.9 million hidden in the doors of a sport utility vehicle at an El Paso port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday.
Agents found the cash, wrapped in bundles and hidden in the doors and car door of a 1992 Ford Expedition, after using a density meter to inspect the vehicle Monday morning, CBP spokesman Roger Maier said.
“The driver was a little bit nervous, a little bit shaky,” Maier said. “So the agents used … a density meter. It registered higher than normal, consistent with contraband. They started looking closer at the doors and spotted, not drugs which we were expecting, but currency.”
Saul Sanchez, a 42-year-old Mexican national who was living legally in Kansas City, Kan., was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents charges of currency smuggling. His 2-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, and his wife, also a legal permanent resident, were both released.
Cash in the amount of $10,000 or higher must be declared if an individual is entering or leaving the U.S.
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