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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized about $102,000 from a traveler arriving from Ethiopia at Washington Dulles Airport. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
DULLES,VA Customs officials at Washington Dulles International Airport seized almost $102,000 Saturday from a traveler arriving from Addis Abada, Ethiopia, according to a release.
During a secondary examination by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, the traveler, who is a French citizen and a Cameroon resident, submitted an inaccurate travel authorization. He also declared that he possessed $2,000, as well as agriculture products.
Before CBP began searching the traveler s baggage, he admitted possessing $2,300. CBP officers found a plastic bag with bundles of cash, which the man said amounted to about $100,000. The bag contained $100,050 in U.S. currency and 1,600 Euros, which converted to $1,945 in U.S. dollars.