Undeclared $125K seized at Nogales border

The Associated Press
January 25, 2012 4:02 pm

Customs and Border Protection officers say they’ve seized nearly $125,000 in undeclared U.S. currency from a couple headed for Mexico through southern Arizona.

Officers conducting outbound inspections Tuesday at the Dennis DeConcini Port selected a 37-year-old Mexican man and his 33-year-old wife for additional questioning.

When officers put the couple’s truck on a vehicle lift, they noticed someone had tampered with the transfer case. When the transfer case was opened, officers discovered 34 packages containing $124,800.

The undeclared funds were processed for seizure. The man was arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations while his wife was released. Their names weren’t immediately available Wednesday.

Undeclared $125K seized at Nogales border