Nigerian Couple Caught With About $21,000 Undeclared Cash At Baltimore Washington Int'l Airport

Date: 05-06-2019 8:42 pm (4 years ago) | Author: kacy lee
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly $21,000 of unreported currency Friday at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

A Nigerian couple, who arrived on a flight from London, reported to CBP officers that they possessed $15,000 in currency. Officers discovered an additional $5,850 in the woman’s purse.

Officers seized $20,850 and then released $4,990 to the couple as humanitarian relief. Officers released the couple to continue their visit.

It is perfectly legal to carry large sums of currency in or out of the United States. However, federal law requires that travelers who possess $10,000 or more in currency or other monetary instruments must report it all to a CBP officer at the airport, seaport, or land border crossing when entering or leaving the country.

“Customs and Border Protection officers are highly trained to uncover illicit activity and they are committed to enforcing the laws of the United States,” said Casey Durst, CBP’s Field Operations Director in Baltimore. “Unreported currency often can be proceeds from alleged illicit activity, or used to fund transnational criminal organizations and I commend our officers on this interception”.


Posted: at 5-06-2019 08:42 PM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero
- osarobo62 at 5-06-2019 08:51 PM (4 years ago)
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good for them.....always be honest in your dealings
Posted: at 5-06-2019 08:51 PM (4 years ago) | Hero
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- emma4love3 at 5-06-2019 10:53 PM (4 years ago)
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trying to play smart but failed
Posted: at 5-06-2019 10:53 PM (4 years ago) | Hero
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- tonyigho at 6-06-2019 02:07 AM (4 years ago)
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Very foolish people, why they did not put the money in their acct and use their atm anywhere they go or better send it to Nigeria.
Posted: at 6-06-2019 02:07 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Baye77 at 6-06-2019 05:58 AM (4 years ago)
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Why not just report it???
Posted: at 6-06-2019 05:58 AM (4 years ago) | Hero
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