If only they’d loaded it on a pallet and asked the State Dept to ship, it probably wouldn’t have been such a big deal. Perhaps they’ll use the “we couldn’t wire it” defense.
CALIFORNIA – The Border Patrol says it’s arrested two men they believe tried to smuggle $3 million in cash into Mexico from California.
The agency says its agents tracked and stopped a Kia Forte in Escondido on Tuesday and found nearly $34,000 stashed in the car’s center console.
Authorities say another car sped off as the first vehicle was stopped but it was later found abandoned nearby. That car, a Volkswagen Passat, had more than $3 million packed in boxes in the trunk. The driver was found hiding in some brush.
Both men — one a U.S. citizen and the other from Mexico — were arrested on suspicion of currency smuggling. (link)