$180,000 in "undeclared" cash seized at Bush Intercontinental
Someone tried to get a suitcase full of money past customs at IAH last week:
The Customs Border Protection (CBP) stopped an unidentified person traveling to Mexico after the X-ray machine images revealed great sums of money in the lining of his suitcase.
Since the beginning of this year, the CBP has seized more than $1.4 million at the George Bush International Airport, according to CBP representative Yolanda Choates.
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Since the traveler refused to sign the form, the currency is taken to the Fines, Penalties, and Forfeiture Division, where the U.S. District attorney can choose to hold the funds as evidence or deposit the money into a federal account.
The money is subsequently forfeited unless the traveler decides to file a petition to get the money back.
Choates could not say why this is happening so frequently in Houston [...]
A mystery!
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/20/09 07:29 AM | Print |
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