MEXICO CITY: Three men have been caught red-handed, while concealing 2.8 million pesos ($182,000) in their trousers at Mexico City’s airport.
The accused were caught when the police noticed their unusually large legs. Authorities said Tuesday that federal officers making random inspections approached the three suspicious-looking men at the baggage claim for national flights.
The suspects, who arrived from the northern industrial city of Monterrey, “showed swelling in their legs,” federal police said in a statement.
When they were searched, police found bills totalling 2.8 million pesos ($182,000) stuffed in socks and wrapped around their legs with elastic bandaging.
One man’s trousers contained 1.05 million pesos, the other one million and the third had a lighter load of 749,000. The money was seized by the authorities and the men were taken into custody.
