CBP Seizes $317,000 in Cash Headed to Mexico

Updated: Monday, 02 Apr 2012, 7:20 PM MST
Published : Monday, 02 Apr 2012, 7:20 PM MST

NOGALES, Ariz. - Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $317,000 in unreported U.S. currency bound for Mexico over the weekend.

Officers conducting outbound inspections at the Dennis DeConcini Port of entry selected a 16-year-old Mexican female for additional questioning on Friday night. They searched her purse and found $17,360 in cash.

She was arrested and turned over to ICE's Homeland Security Investigations.

Saturday night, officers inspected a Ford sedan on its way to Mexico. A CBP canine alerted to currency in the dash and officers found seven packages containing $300,049. The driver, a 25-year-old Mexican woman, was arrested and turned over to ICE HSI.

In both cases, the cash was seized for processing

CBP Seizes $317,000 in Cash Headed to Mexico