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Saturday, March 31, 2007

CBP Seizes $709,291 in Undeclared Currency at Laredo Port of Entry

Friday, March 30, 2007

Laredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry decided to take a closer look at a southbound bus on Thursday and their diligence yielded a seizure of $709,291 in unreported currency and the arrest of a Georgia bus driver.

The currency seizure occurred shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29 at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. A CBP officer conducting outbound (southbound) inspections referred a 1997 Dina GV1000 bus driven by Alberto Zavala, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen from Gainesville, Ga. for a secondary examination. The driver gave a negative declaration for currency in excess of $10,000, weapons or ammunition. During the examination, a CBP canine alerted to the vehicle and a non-intrusive imaging system scan also indicated anomalies in the spare tire area.

Upon further examination, CBP officers discovered bundles containing $709,291 in unreported currency inside the spare tire. CBP officers arrested Zavala on federal bulk cash smuggling charges and turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents who investigated the seizure.

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