Thread: Border Patrol seizes cash near checkpoint

October 31, 2008

Border Patrol seizes cash near checkpoint

Border Patrol agents seized $29,000, believed to be profits from drug sales, from a Nissan Altima that was stopped this week near the Interstate 5 Border Patrol checkpoint in San Onofre.

Border Patrol agents stopped the southbound car about 2 p.m. Wednesday. During a canine check, a dog alerted and the money was found in seven separate bundles in a hidden compartment in the car's center console.

The driver, a Mexican citizen, was arrested and turned over to agents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Border Patrol said.

Posted by Susan Shroder October 31, 2008 07:25 PM
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They need to use all of this seized cash to buy more equipment for the border patroll and put some towards building the fence.

I am sure this guy earned this money washing dishes and just trying to support his family. (sarcasim)

SAN CLEMENTE: Border Patrol stops suspected thieves, drug dealer at I-5 checkpoint
By North County Times | Friday, October 31, 2008 7:48 PM PDT ∞

SAN CLEMENTE ---- Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 5 checkpoint arrested several suspected criminals and recovered thousands of dollars in stolen clothing and drug money in two unrelated stops this week, according to a Friday U.S. Customs and Border Protection news release.

On Thursday evening, agents stopped a Dodge Caravan at the checkpoint and directed it to secondary inspection, the release says. Agents determined that its three occupants, a Mexican man and two Columbian woman, were in the country illegally.

In the van, agents found several large trash bags stuffed with clothes that still had their price tags and security tags, the release says. One of the suspects allegedly admitted that they had stolen the clothes from a Macy's department store. The suspects and the clothes, worth about $15,900, were turned over to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

On Wednesday morning, Border Patrol agents just north of the checkpoint stopped a Nissan Altima going south, the release says. After talking to the driver, a Mexican man in the country legally, agents had a dog check the vehicle. The dog helped agents find a hidden compartment in the center console containing seven bundles of cash totaling $29,900, the release says, which appears to be connected to drugs sales.

Agents turned the man and cash over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the release says.

www.nctimes.com

Now I know how we can finance the deportation of millions of illegal aliens. We just stop them wherever they are and confiscate everything they own and use the funds to pay for their trip home. Pay day night and the next two days will be the best time to hit them, before the money is all gone.