$500K hidden in BMW at Nogales border entry

The Associated Press
January 24, 2012 12:02 pm

Federal officers in Nogales recovered more than $500,000 in undeclared money hidden in a BMW that an Arizona man was allegedly trying to drive into Mexico.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry Friday selected the 58-year-old Phoenix man for additional inspection. Agents placed the man’s car on a vehicle lift and discovered a non-factory compartment containing 21 packages of undeclared U.S. currency, the Nogales International reports.

The funds were confiscated and the man was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. The man’s name was not released.

$500K hidden in BMW at Nogales border entry