Tulum, Q.R. — National Guard officers arrested an American woman after she was found with more than $80,000 undeclared USD cash. Her inspection and subsequent arrest happened inside the Tulum International Airport Saturday.
The 55 year old woman arrived at Tulum International on a 4:15 p.m. direct flight May 3 from New York. During a routine luggage inspection, Mexico’s National Customs Agency located the cash. She was found in possession of $87,900 USD, the equivalent of over 1.5 million Mexican pesos, in undeclared money.
“In Tulum, National Guard and Customs officers, while inspecting passenger luggage at the airport, detained a U.S. woman and seized $87,900 in undeclared cash without any proof of legal origin,” authorities stated regarding the weekend arrest.
Mexico’s National Customs Agency located the U.S. cash stuffed inside a cardboard box inside her luggage. Taken into legal custody was 55 year old Leslie “G” from New York. She was arrested inside the Tulum International Airport after arriving on a United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport.
