ICE Helps Mexican Gov't Seize Over $2.4M Hidden in Phone Cables
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has announced that it has assisted Mexico's customs authority, the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), in seizing over $2.4 million concealed within four large rolls of telephone cable at the cargo facility of Mexico City's…
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Benito Juarez International Airport. The money was to be placed on a flight bound for Venezuela. The seizure is the result of joint ICE and SAT efforts under Operation Firewall, a comprehensive law enforcement operation targeting criminal organizations involved in the smuggling of large quantities of U.S. currency.