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09-12-2009, 08:02 PM #1
CA-Two arrested at border bound for Mexico with nearly $500,
Two arrested at border bound for Mexico with nearly $500,000
LA Times
September 12, 2009
Two Mexican nationals were arrested early this morning while attempting to leave the U.S. via the Otay Mesa checkpoint with a duffel bag stuffed with nearly $500,000 in undeclared money, officials said.
The two are set to be arraigned on charges of felony cash smuggling. Federal law meant to deter drug gangs makes it a crime to leave or enter the U.S. with more than $10,000 without declaring it to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Two brothers, ages 24 and 30, were stopped in a 1998 Chevrolet Astro van about 2:30 a.m. by federal border agents.
The duffel bag, containing $499,620, was found in a pile in the back of the van. The two were also carrying $1,291 in their pockets, officials said.
Undeclared money is subject to seizure and confiscation under federal law.
-- Tony Perry in San Diego
Photo: Duffel bag stuffed with cash seized at border. Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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