A photo posted through CBP showed lots of bills on $100, $50, $20 bills and some $10, $5 and $1 bills.
Cash was recovered on the night of July 13, when CBP officials controlling traffic to Mexico inspected a Chevrolet Silverado, authorities said.
During the inspection, CBP officials discovered nine species packages hidden on the board. The undeclared currency was seized from a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, who was driving the truck, authorities said.
No arrests were reported.
Travelers can bring any amount of cash at the border. But if the amount exceeds $10,000, CBP should be informed. Undeclared cash can be seized and the user arrested for not pointing to the coin.
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It’s not unusual for drug trafficking organizations to send gigantic shipments of drug money from the United States to Mexico, law enforcement officials said.
“CBP officials have done a remarkable task to stop this attempt to smuggle money in bulk,” Arnoldo Gómez, CBP Ysleta’s port manager, said in a statement. “The education of officials and their wisdom in smuggling tactics were at the forefront of this seizure.
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