US agents seize record $27M in cash on ship bound for USVI
Posted September 01, 2020 7:00 am
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they seized $27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands, the largest such seizure ever in the region.
U.S. 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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