Oaxaca City, Oaxaca — An alert issued by a canine sensor during the inspection of an international passenger’s luggage has landed one person in jail. On Monday, the police dog detected over $360,000 USD inside suitcases of a Dallas, Texas passenger.
Personnel from the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM), the Secretariat of the Navy (Marina), the National Guard (GN) and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) seized $365,865 US dollars and 5,900 Mexican pesos that were being transported without being declared by a passenger from Dallas, Texas at the Oaxaca International Airport.
The incident occurred when the passenger landed at Oaxaca International and declared he had no goods to declare.
During inspection and surveillance, a police dog named “Cinta” alerted its handler to the traveler’s luggage, prompting customs personnel to conduct a physical inspection of his belongings.
Upon inspecting the four suitcases and a backpack carried by the male passenger, foreign trade officers located several packages containing US dollar bills and national currency, hidden inside the luggage.
National Guard personnel were notified for the corresponding legal purposes, carrying out the counting of the undeclared and subsequently seized cash.
The male traveler was informed of his legal rights and, along with the seized items, was placed at the disposal of the corresponding Public Prosecutor, of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR).
The male passenger who owned the four suitcases where the money was located has not been publicly named.
