Crime & Safety
Man Busted With $300K Hidden In Vehicle: Border Patrol
A K-9 officer helped with the Monday arrest near Oceanside.
OCEANSIDE, CA — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man near Oceanside after finding more than $300,000 in cash hidden within his vehicle,the agency reported today.
Agents stopped the 41-year-old U.S. citizen around 2:30 p.m. Monday on southbound Interstate 5 near Oceanside, according to the Border Patrol.
A K-9 unit searched the man's 2009 Toyota Corolla and found 24 packages of cash hidden within the vehicle's door panels, containing $300,329 in U.S. currency.
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The man, whose name was not released, was arrested and placed in the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Border Patrol seized the vehicle and cash.
--City News Service
