CBP Seizes $133K At Nogales Border Entry

Authorities: Man Who Occupied Vehicle Arrested

POSTED: 1:09 pm MST December 4, 2009
UPDATED: 1:33 pm MST December 4, 2009

NOGALES, Ariz. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales Thursday said they discovered $133,412 hidden inside a Volkswagen Beetle.

CBP officers said they discovered the currency in packages stashed in the rear quarter panel of the vehicle.

Authorities said a 22-year-old man from Sonora, Mexico, who occupied the car, was arrested and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation.

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