Hidden Money Caught Going South at the Texas Border
In the news, you normally hear about drug busts coming north into Texas from Mexico. On rare occasions, you hear of money getting seized going south into Mexico from Texas. This is likely the money flowing back to the drug cartels. Not all bundles that are found are drugs some are cash.
A truck was stopped last week at the Pharr International Bridge as the vehicle attempted to cross into Tamaulipas, Mexico. It was sent to secondary inspection where five bundles of cash totaling $65,948 was found in the truck, CBP officials said Monday. It is a federal crime to cross at a U.S. port of entry with more than $10,000 in declared currency.
According to a press release, Mexican cartels often rely on weapons and cash from the United States making its way south to fund and support their operations as they send drugs and human cargo north across the border. Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said.
“These types of bulk cash seizures, often proceeds from illegal activity, deny transnational criminal organizations the ability to profit from their illicit enterprises and exemplify CBP’s ongoing commitment to our priority border security mission"
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