Yuma agents seize thousands in undeclared cash

Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 8:38 am

Border Patrol agents never know what they will find. Saturday agents working an Interstate 8 checkpoint near Yuma seized more than $176,000 of undeclared currency.

Agents conducting checkpoint operations referred the driver of a Buick sedan to a secondary inspection after a dog team alerted agents. After the driver consented to a search, agents discovered cash stuffed in a duffel bag.

The money was found sorted into bundles. A vacuum sealing machine was also found.

The driver and the cash were turned over to state police.

According to the Border Patrol, anyone carrying more than $10,000 when crossing a border needs to declare the money at the U.S. Port of Entry and prove why they have it and how they obtained it.

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