the incident has a number of very puzzling details. The men appear to have been released, despite presumably carrying forged currency instruments.
There is a story behind this incident which is simply not being told. Who is going to even deal with bonds with these face values without verifying them with Treasury?
Well, they might not fool you or me, or swiss customs agents, but if they may be able to fool someone - that’s the idea. Pledge bogus securities as collateral, and borrow legitimate currencies/credit.