[capydick]

Youre right,especially if the check is an obvious forgery. But,just as there are scams selling counterfeit food stamps, there probaby is the same thing going on for phoney checks. Another thought - what if he were a decoy for somebody or something else going on? In other words,just like the drug dealers do - let the Feds bust 1 kilo of something while 10 kilo's get thru the other door.

[tripod]

I am certain there are all kinds of phony check schemes going on - but for 5 million at a pop? It still doesn't compute with me. The second part of your thought does make sense. Supose he was a decoy while someone else on that flight was bringing in something else. I bet he would have had a whole group of inspectors tied up.