U.S. Customs Money Seizure - What To Do

Though it has been made very clear to all travelers that bringing along more than $10,000 without proper declaration is prohibited, still there are others who failed to follow and are unaware of such law. Thus, cash seizure and other penalty take place. Border patrols and officials are very sensitive when it comes to undocumented large sums of money. They might misinterpret the intent of the carrier and oftentimes relate such amounts to drug trafficking and gambling.

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According to testimony by representatives from U.S. Customs and Border Protection before the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 17, 2012, “DHS seized 74 percent more currency, 41 percent more drugs, and ...

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If your cash or property was seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and you fail to act in a timely manner, then you will automatically lose. Garmo and Kiste, PLC regularly able to recover the monies you had seized.

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What Happens When You\'re Involved with Airport Cash Seizure?

If you think that carrying more than $10,000 without proper declaration is allowed in the airport, then, think again. You can get arrested and sued for doing so. Airport cash seizure excuses no one and thus you should be very careful or else you’ll end just like these people:

B.C. government seeks to keep $200,000 in alleged drug money

Rastad was arrested by RCMP at the arrivals level of the domestic terminal building at the Vancouver airport and two of his suitcases containing vacuum-sealed packages of currency.

“He told police the money did not belong to him. Mr. Rastad did not disclose the name or any details that would identify the owner of the seized money,” says the suit.

The seized money included $200,335 in Canadian bills and $4,685 in U.S. bills.




Flyer bound for Dubai caught with $7 million stash

An air passenger was caught trying to smuggle a huge stash of cash - worth more than $7 million - to Dubai, allegedly to launder it for criminals.

Nigerian Abubakar Tijani Sheriff, 24, admitted to officials in his home country that he was bringing the cash to the UAE on behalf of 20 Nigerian crooks.

Sheriff allegedly told investigators that he had $4.5 million stashed in his bags but when police searched his luggage they found bundles of notes amounting to $7,049,444 tightly bound and wrapped in plastic.

Travellers cannot carry more than $10,000 out of Nigeria without notifying the government under the country’s anti-money laundering laws.

Our attorneys are regularly able to recover the monies you had seized. Offering nationwide legal assistance, we will prepare the administrative petitions and negotiate with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol to see that you are returned with your seized cash. Call - Garmo & Kiste, PLC.

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