Customs officers made several large seizures in Arizona recently:
• March 28, 2009: In Douglas, officers found $199,980 hidden in the rear quarter panels of a Lincoln Town Car driven by a 21-year-old U.S. citizen. The man admitted to investigators that he was going to be paid $5,000 to take the money into Mexico.
• Aug. 29, 2009: In Lukeville, officers discovered $131,000 in a garbage bag under a rear seat of a pickup truck driven by a 48-year-old man from Mexico. They also found $29,000 hidden in a waistband worn by a 45-year-old passenger, also from Mexico.
• Sept. 29, 2009: In Nogales, officers found more than $555,000 wrapped in clear packages inside a metal box in the dashboard of a car driven by a 30-year-old man from Mexico. The man admitted to officers that he would be paid $2,000 to drive the cash into Mexico.
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• Dec. 14, 2009: In Nogales, officers found $300,000 in a suitcase on the front seat between two men in a pickup truck. The men told officers they were going to be paid $500 each to deliver the money to Nogales, Sonora.
