A federal jury found a Southern Arizona man guilty of attempting to smuggle over $200,000 in U.S. currency into Mexico.
TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal jury found a Southern Arizona man guilty on Wednesday of attempting to smuggle over $200,000 in U.S. currency into Mexico.
After Customs and Border Protection intercepted the money, officials referred the man to the Homeland Security Investigation Sells office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.He is scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday, July 6, before U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez. According to court documents, on April 18, 2021, Wright was the owner, driver and sole occupant of a Winnebago Adventurer when he tried to leave the United States through the Lukeville Port of Entry.An X-ray of the car revealed abnormalities in the roof.
CBP agents searched the vehicle and found two plastic bags of U.S. currency folded and rubber banded together.The total amount of cash found in the vehicle was $204,080. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew G. Eltringham, District of Arizona, Tucson, and the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, is handling the prosecution.Bivian Contreras is a real-time editor for KGUN 9. Bivian graduated from the University of Arizona School of Journalism with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and is currently pursuing a degree in Broadcast Operational Meteorology at Mississippi State University.
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