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02-06-2006, 08:09 PM
Is is an anti-Hummer sentiment?
Customs seize $26,000 US from Quebec trio
DETROIT (AP) - Customs officers seized $26,000 US cash from three people who were trying to enter the United States from Canada to buy Super Bowl tickets, authorities said.
The trio was inside a black Hummer H3 from Quebec that pulled up to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection booths at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel on Friday morning, Customs spokesman Ron Smith said.
Under federal law, people must declare cash they are bringing into the country if it's more than $10,000.
When asked if they were bringing in any money, the three said they each had less than $10,000. Upon further questioning, the trio admitted that the $26,000 was from a business and was divided up to avoid hitting the $10,000 declaration limit, Smith said.
Officers seized the money and filed civil charges against the three.
They can get the cash back if they can document its source, Smith said.
Customs seize $26,000 US from Quebec trio
DETROIT (AP) - Customs officers seized $26,000 US cash from three people who were trying to enter the United States from Canada to buy Super Bowl tickets, authorities said.
The trio was inside a black Hummer H3 from Quebec that pulled up to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection booths at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel on Friday morning, Customs spokesman Ron Smith said.
Under federal law, people must declare cash they are bringing into the country if it's more than $10,000.
When asked if they were bringing in any money, the three said they each had less than $10,000. Upon further questioning, the trio admitted that the $26,000 was from a business and was divided up to avoid hitting the $10,000 declaration limit, Smith said.
Officers seized the money and filed civil charges against the three.
They can get the cash back if they can document its source, Smith said.