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Shown is over $150,000 in American currency seized by authorities with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Indios Free Trade Bridge on Monday. (CBP photo)
LOS INDIOS – Over $150,000 was seized at the Los Indios Free Trade Bridge on Monday when a San Benito man with ties to Mexico was allegedly found with the cash inside the vehicle he was driving.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) press release, authorities conducting outbound enforcement operations seized $152,881 in bulk U.S. currency Monday, Jan. 31. The release read that CBP officers and Border Patrol agents working outbound enforcement operations at the Los Indios International Bridge came in contact with a 2000 Ford Expedition as it attempted to exit the United States and enter Mexico. The driver, a 40 year-old Mexican citizen from San Benito, was escorted to secondary for further inspection.
“In secondary, a search of the Ford resulted in the discovery of 10 packages of bulk U.S. currency hidden within the Expedition. CBP officers and agents removed the 10 packages which held a combined total of $152,881 in bulk U.S. currency,” the release read.
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