CBP Officers Seize $242,000 in Unreported Cash, Suspects Arrested
Nogales CBP Officers Seize Nearly $243K in Unreported Cash, Suspects Arrested
(Wednesday, November 14, 2012)
Nogales, Ariz. — A pair of Mexican nationals were arrested over the weekend for allegedly attempting to smuggle $242,700 in unreported U.S. currency into Mexico through the Mariposa Port.
Monday, officers conducting routine inspections of travelers departing the United States selected a Chrysler van driven by a 37-year-old Mexican man for additional inspection and found $213,400 of unreported currency in 12 packages hidden behind the vehicle’s air conditioner control panel.
Sunday, officers selected a Nissan SUV driven by a 24-year-old Mexican woman for additional inspection prior to departing the U.S. and found two packages containing $29,300 of unreported currency inside the gas tank.
The vehicles and cash in both cases were processed for seizure. The subjects were arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Individuals arrested may be charged by complaint, the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity, which raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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