US: Nearly $500K hidden in furniture seized at Miami Airport
Customs officers at a Florida airport found nearly a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the US hidden inside furniture, officials said. US Custom and Border Protection officers at Miami International Airport seized $491,280 in unreported US currency last Thursday, the agency said. The money had been concealed inside a chair placed in a crate with other furniture. The shipment was heading to the Dominican Republic and was selected for examination during outbound enforcement operations, officials said. “Criminal organizations will attempt to export large sums of cash to launder their ill-gotten gains,” said Robert Del Toro, the agency's acting port director. Officials didn't say who the money belonged to or whether criminal charges would be filed.<br/>
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US: Nearly $500K hidden in furniture seized at Miami Airport
Customs officers at a Florida airport found nearly a half-million dollars being smuggled out of the US hidden inside furniture, officials said. US Custom and Border Protection officers at Miami International Airport seized $491,280 in unreported US currency last Thursday, the agency said. The money had been concealed inside a chair placed in a crate with other furniture. The shipment was heading to the Dominican Republic and was selected for examination during outbound enforcement operations, officials said. “Criminal organizations will attempt to export large sums of cash to launder their ill-gotten gains,” said Robert Del Toro, the agency's acting port director. Officials didn't say who the money belonged to or whether criminal charges would be filed.<br/>
