Thread: $145,000 in cash seized during outbound inspection

Ports and Border: $145K in cash seized during outbound inspection

• From CBP reports
• 52 min ago

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More than $145,000 in unreported currency was found in a Mexico-bound vehicle.

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Officers at the DeConcini Port of Entry discovered 10 pounds of meth hidden beneath the gear shifter of a smuggling vehicle.

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Smugglers tried to hide packages of marijuana in the headliner of this vehicle.

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The rear quarter panels of this smuggling vehicle hid 24 pounds of meth.

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Smugglers tried to hide packages of marijuana in the seats of this car.

June 18

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry referred a 46-year-old Mexican man for an inspection of his Chevrolet SUV.

Officers subsequently found more than $145,000 in unreported U.S. currency in the vehicle’s rear quarter panels.

June 17

• CBP officers referred a 21-year-old male U.S. citizen and his two passengers – an 18-year-old female U.S. citizen and a 21-year-old Mexican man – for further inspection when they attempted to pass through the DeConcini port. During the inspection, officers found more than 10 pounds of meth, worth in excess of $31,000, hidden beneath the gear shifter.

• Officers at the DeConcini port referred a 49-year-old Mexican woman for a secondary inspection of her Ford SUV. After a drug-sniffing dog alerted to the rear of the vehicle, officers located almost 24 pounds of meth valued at nearly $72,000.

• A 36-year-old man and his 28-year-old female passenger, both from Mexico, were sent for further inspection of the man’s Dodge truck at the Mariposa Port of Entry. After a drug-sniffing dog alerted to truck’s roof and seats, officers removed close to 107 pounds of marijuana worth almost $54,000.

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Good...put it in the deportation fund!