NOGALES: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Mexican nationals for trying to smuggle nearly $220,000 in U.S. currency into Mexico, authorities said.
During outgoing inspections at the Dennis DeConcini crossing, CBP officers decided to send a Dodge Ram driven by Jose Celaya Leon to further inspection. Officers discovered bundles of unreported U.S. currency hidden inside a box of baby wipes and arrested Celaya Leon, along with his passenger Diana Valdez Valencia, CBP said.
According to CBP, people entering or leaving the United States must tell officers if they are carrying $10,000 or more in currency and must fill out a form. Failure to do can result in civil and criminal penalties, and the money can be subject to forfeiture.
Officers seized the vehicle and cash, and handed Celaya Leon and Valdez Valencia over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
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