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Border Patrol seizes $3M, largest San Diego currency seizure ever

ESCONDIDO — U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego seized more than $3 million in smuggled cash during a traffic stop this week off Interstate 15 in North County San Diego .

A 53-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested during the traffic stop the agency announced Friday. A second suspected smuggler, a 41-year-old Mexican national, was found nearby after abandoning his vehicle and hiding in some nearby bushes.

Border Patrol Agent Mark Endicott, supervisor for the San Diego Sector, said the seizure was the largest in the sector's history. “It was quite a significant seizure,” Endicott said about the...

 

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