FALFURRIAS – On Monday, agents assigned to the Falfurrias station seized over $110,000 at the checkpoint. The press release said agents working at the checkpoint referred a Dodge pickup for secondary inspection following a K-9 alert.
A secondary inspection of the vehicle led to the discovery of several black taped packages in a compartment. Agents arrested the driver and escorted him to the station for processing. A further inspection revealed over $110,000 in currency inside the bundles, said the release.
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