November 14, 2021

Risk of having too much cash on flights in US

By ellen

(NYTIMES) – Odd-job worker Kermit Warren had about US$30,000 (S$40,600) cash on him when he flew from New Orleans to Ohio to buy a truck for a recycling business. What he did not count on was being stopped at the airport on suspicion of being involved in smuggling.

When he walked through security at the airport in Columbus, Ohio, the screeners asked him about the money and then let him continue on.

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