Saturday, May 2, 2009

This Is What 400 Grand Looks Like



By Eric S. Page

Nearly $400,000 of suspected drug money was confiscated at the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint on Monday afternoon during a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 5.

The dough was hidden in the rear quarter panels of the car -- and that's not all: Investigators said they found counterfeit bills, too. Agents said they searched the Volkswagen Golf near the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint because the driver was nervous.

The suspect is a Mexican national. He's in federal custody, charged with (here's a new one on us) "bulk cash smuggling."

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