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US agents seize record US$27m in cash on ship bound for USVI
This photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration Caribbean Division Office shows what it reports is 27 million dollars seized on August 29 as part of the Inter-agency operation, at the US Customs and Border Protection, CBP, headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, August 31, 2020. Photo: AP
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they seized US$27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship bound for the US Virgin Islands, the largest such seizure ever in the region.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they seized US$27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship bound for the US Virgin Islands, the largest such seizure ever in the region.
US Customs and Border Protection said a dog inspecting cargo on Saturday aboard a ship docked in Puerto Rico alerted agents to the money found inside home moving boxes destined for St Thomas.
No one has been arrested.
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