TUCSON,
Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound
inspections at Arizona’s Port of San Luis arrested a Mexican national Thursday
after finding unreported U.S. currency, hidden inside of tortilla dough.
Officers
referred a 54-year-old Mexican man for a further search of his Honda van
Thursday afternoon and found $54,000 in unreported U.S. currency within an ice
chest in the rear of the van. The bags of tortilla dough were taken apart,
revealing two packages of currency of varying denominations.
Officers
seized all contraband and vehicle involved, and turned the subject over to U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Federal
law allows officers to charge individuals by complaint, a method that allows
the filing of charges for criminal activity without inferring guilt. An
individual is presumed innocent unless and until competent evidence is
presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
CBP's
Office of Field Operations is the primary organization within Homeland Security
tasked with an anti-terrorism mission at our nation’s ports. CBP officers
screen all people, vehicles and goods entering the United States while
facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel. Their mission also
includes carrying out border-related duties, including narcotics interdiction,
enforcing immigration and trade laws, and protecting the nation's food supply
and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.
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U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with management, control and protection
of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP’s mission
includes keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while
enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws. Follow us on Twitter @CBPArizona.
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