Posted on 06/22/2025 3:58:59 PM PDT by george76
EL PASO, Texas – Border officers have intercepted yet another massive load of cash headed to Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel inspecting cars leaving the United States over the Anzalduas International Bridge in Hidalgo County, Texas, report seizing $815,475 in bulk, unreported cash “hidden within the vehicle” earlier this week.
... The vehicle was a 2025 Honda Odyssey SUV driven by a 44-year-old male U.S. citizen. Homeland Security Investigations agents are investigating the man, the source and the destination of the cash.
“Our CBP officers’ continued vigilance led to this major currency seizure. These outbound interceptions are key in disrupting criminal networks and limiting their access to illegal profits,” Hidalgo Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said following the June 16 seizure.
CBP has seized more than $7.3 million at Southwestern border crossings so far this fiscal year that started Oct. 1. In FY 2024, the agency seized $13.7 million and $14.7 million a year before that.
On May 2, border officers seized $184,000 in cash headed to Mexico over the Brownsville (Texas) and Matamoros International Bridge. On April 8, CBP reported finding $270,000 in undeclared cash inside a Toyota trying to exit the United States over the Hidalgo (Texas) International Bridge that leads to Reynosa, Mexico.
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It is not a crime to carry more than $10,000 in cash, but it’s a federal offense not to declare such currency or monetary instruments, to hide them or evade filling out the paperwork for it, CBP said. Failure to declare may result in seizure of the currency and/or arrest.
Fascinating. I never knew the guy, though, and have no idea of the significance, if any.
you should
Well, I don’t. Anyway, you don’t seem to be able to explain yourself very well, so good night. Hope you feel better tomorrow.
I was there
Of course you were. Wouldn’t doubt it for a moment.
No, I was THERE,,,you know, close
Well, close and there are two different things. Still, whatever you say.
you say? hink again
I didn’t even hink once.
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Well put.
I knew something fell out of my wallet the other day...
At home, of course.
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:)
Yeah, I don’t know what got up that guy’s nose, but I’m not about to give out my address to some clown who’s already gotten hostile for no reason. Don’t know what his problem is, but I already have plenty of my own.
You do realize... aw, never mind 🤪
He must have went back home that amout of money wouldn’t even but a house in California.
Guess he didn’t like double wide trailers.
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