ESCONDIDO, Calif., Aug. 27 (UPI) — U.S. Border Patrol arrested two men near San Diego after discovering more than $3 million in two separate vehicles, representing the largest cash seizure ever in the area, the agency said.
About 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Border Patrol agents stopped a speeding Kia Forte in Escondido in San Diego’s North County. After a police dog alerted agents to search the car, eight vacuum-sealed bundles of cash were discovered in the center console, containing a total of $33,880.
Police arrested the car’s driver, a 53-year-old male U.S. citizen.
Agents suspected the Kia was being driven in tandem with a Volkswagen Passat, that took off when the Kia was pulled over. The Passat was found abandoned nearby. Agents searched the car and found $3,018,000 in eight boxes stashed in the trunk.
Authorities found the car’s driver, a 41-year-old male Mexican national, hiding near the scene. Both men were surrendered to Homeland Security.
The suspects were arraigned and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of willfully concealing currency in excess of $10,000 and intent to take money out of the United States and into Mexico.
“This amount of money represents the largest currency seizure ever in San Diego Sector,” said Chief Patrol Agent Richard A. Barlow. “The hard work and perseverance demonstrated by the involved agents was essential for this outcome.”
BOTH SHOULD BE HUNG… THE BEANER AND THE COMMUNIST
“After a police dog alerted agents to search the car, eight vacuum-sealed bundles of cash were discovered in the center console,…”
Must be jew dogs.
They can smell ‘money’.
LOL! you got that right….
I guess that’s one way get a cola raise for the BP.
Just steal it from the cartels.
I’m sure the monies will be used to fight the war on thugs and pay down the debt.
Let’s make Amerika great again.!
“The suspects were arraigned and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of willfully concealing currency in excess of $10,000 and intent to take money out of the United States and into Mexico.”
Don’t those charges send off any alarm bells to freedom minded people?
Willfully concealing currency
Intent to take money out of the United States
Again, there doesn’t appear to be a crime committed, outside robbing banks of deposits. Maybe that was legally their money. I’m scared to travel with too much cash and that’s the way I like to pay. I’m not scared of the crook, but the cops.