How about the issue is not concealing the currency, but having a laptop with nuclear information on it?
I'm a bit perplexed about the number of comments on the money and the few picking up on the other things in his possession.
Because "nuclear information" can mean anything, and it is not illegal to possess knowledge (unless it is specific military classified information).
That is an important point also, but nobody seemed to dispute that charge:) I was replying to a poster's comment about being charged for 'carrying' cash.