C.B.P. News Release

Houston CBP Seizes Nearly $180K in Undeclared Cash

(Monday, June 15, 2009)

Houston – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport intercepted nearly $180,000 in undeclared currency June 11.

Officers were screening travelers and luggage en route to Mexico when they noted anomalies in a suitcase. Upon further examination, they uncovered bundles of cash totaling $178,390 concealed between the lining and the plastic cover of the suitcase.

[b]“We take every opportunity to disrupt the smuggling of sizeable amounts of undeclared currency,â€