Thread: CBP Seizes Nearly $3 Million Hidden in Bus Bound for Mexico

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Seizes Nearly $3 Million Hidden in Bus Bound for Mexico

(Friday, March 20, 2009)

Laredo, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge in Laredo, Texas yesterday discovered 75 bundles of undeclared currency inside a compartment on a commercial bus. The almost $3 million of currency were seized.

Just before 9 p.m., CBP officers working southbound enforcement operations at the bridge conducted a routine examination of a 1998 Dina commercial bus with several passengers. During the examination, CBP officers obtained a negative declaration for firearms, ammunition and monetary instruments in excess of $10,000 from all the passengers.

CBP officers in Laredo, Texas seized almost $3 million in cash found under the floor of a passenger bus entering Mexico.

The Mexico-bound bus driver also gave a negative declaration for monetary instruments in excess of $10,000. “Akimâ€

Outbound inspections often payoff big time.

It's just like a tax on illegal drug sales.

Gotta love those pups with the noses and we need to train every stray or thrown-away dog in shelters across the country to sniff out everything. There is one pest-control company which uses a beagle to detect termite infestations.
And for Akim, that $3 million can sure buy a few filet mignons for treats.

You have got to love those DHS Dogs.

Dixie