Thread: CBP Seizes $19,174 in Undeclared Currency Outbound

C.B.P. News Release

Nogales CBP Seizes $19,174 in Undeclared Currency from Travelers Shoes
(Monday, September 07, 2009)

Nogales, Ariz. – Customs and Border Protection officers screening travelers at the DeConcini port of entry discovered $19,174 in undeclared currency hidden in a traveler’s shoes.

On Sunday afternoon, CBP officers were screening travelers leaving the United States when they selected an 18-year-old man for inspection. CBP officers approached the young man from Pasco, Wash., and began to ask routine questions. The man began to exhibit nervous behavior. He was referred for further inspection. Upon examination officers discovered currency wrapped in cellophane in the man’s shoes. The total amount hidden in the shoes was $19,174.

The money was seized. The man was arrested for failing to declare the currency and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
Edith Serrano
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (520) 761-2863 or
(520) 375-5785

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What style of shoes can carry that amount of currency?

Originally Posted by vortex

What style of shoes can carry that amount of currency?

Hollowed out Platform shoes. Was he wearing a white suit too?