Thread: $32,000 in counterfeit cash found in man's luggage at Detroit Metro Airpor

Over $32,000 in counterfeit cash found in Ghana man's luggage at Detroit Metro Airport

By Khalil AlHajal | kalhajal@mlive.com
November 22, 2013 at 9:30 AM, updated November 22, 2013 at 9:33 AM


U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Detroit Metro Airport discovered $32,300 in counterfeit cash in a traveler's luggage on Nov. 17.

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DETROIT, MI -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Detroit Metro Airport discovered $32,300 in counterfeit cash in a traveler's luggage this week, officials announced Friday.

When a man from Ghana arrived on a flight from Amsterdam on Sunday, he was asked to fill out a customs declaration form while his passport was being checked.

"The traveler checked 'no' that he was carrying more than $10,000 however reported to the officer verbally that he indeed had more than $10,000 and made an error on the form," Customs and Border Protection announced in a news release. "A secondary search of his luggage resulted in the discovery of $32,300 in U.S. currency that CBP Officers suspected was counterfeit."

The cash and the traveler were turned over to the Secret Service, which investigates counterfeiting. And the U.S. Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case.

“This amount of counterfeit cash can inflict serious harm on a local economy.” said Devin Chamberlain, CPB area port director.

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