In this customs cash seizure story, Customs seized $10,436 from an American living in Mexico while entering the United States. Although the story reveals little more than a failure to report, apparently the man is going to be prosecuted for bulk cash smuggling (which is the intentional concealing of the money with the intent to evade the reporting requirement).
DEL RIO, Texas ā U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized more than $10,000 in undeclared currency from a U.S. citizen living in Mexico early this week.
Customs currency seizure results in more than $10,000 in money seized.
Around 5 p.m. Sept. 21, CBP officers at Del Rio International Bridge, inspected a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta as it departed the United States bound for Mexico. During inspection, officers discovered a total of $10,436 in U.S. currency in the possession of a passenger in the vehicle.
The passenger, an 18-year-old male U.S. Citizen residing in Ciudad AcuƱa, Coahuila, Mexico, was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations for federal prosecution on a charge of 31 U.S. Code Ā§ 5332 – bulk cash smuggling into or out of the United States.
Officers discovered a total of $10,436 in U.S. currency in the possession of a passenger.
āLarge amounts of currency may be imported and exported with the proper documentation,ā said Port Director Alberto D. Perez, Del Rio Port of Entry. āFailure to report international transit of $10,000 or more could mean forfeiture of funds and criminal sanctions.ā
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