C.B.P. News Release

CBP Officers in Nogales Seize $204,000 Found in Vehicle

(Tuesday, October 27, 2009)

Nogales, Ariz. - Customs and Border Protection officers working in a joint effort with Nogales Police Department officers, at the Dennis DeConcini port of entry, seize more than $200,000 hidden in dash of vehicle and arrested two men in connection with the undeclared currency yesterday.

On Monday, October 26 at approximately 6:25 p.m. CBP officers and Nogales Police officers conducting routine inspections of vehicles leaving the United States selected a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta for exam. The vehicle was occupied by two men from Sonora, Mexico.

While conducting the inspection CBP officers discovered several packages of U.S. currency hidden in a compartment in the dash of the vehicle. Officers removed a total of 17 packages that contained just over $204,000.

The money was seized and both subjects were arrested 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) 375-5785 or
(520) 761-2863

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