Officers found €30,560 in the car, and the driver could not explain where the money came from or what it was for.
German customs found €30,560 during a vehicle check near Hückelhoven. Officers temporarily seized €30,000 and opened administrative proceedings over the incorrect declaration of cash.
Author: Робот Source: German Customs Administration and General Customs Directorate
German customs officers found €30,560 in cash while checking a car near Hückelhoven on October 30. The announcement was issued in Aachen on November 6.
The driver, a 48-year-old Turkish citizen living in Slovakia, had entered Germany from the Netherlands. Customs officers stopped his car on the A46 motorway.
The man initially said he was carrying €10,000. Officers then found more bundles of cash in the glove compartment and in the pockets of several jackets and pairs of trousers.
The driver could not prove where the money came from or explain its intended purpose. Customs temporarily seized €30,000, leaving him €560 for the rest of his journey. It also opened administrative proceedings for incorrectly declaring the cash.
Customs also launched a so-called clearing procedure, used when there is suspicion that cash may come from crime or be intended for illegal purposes. Further investigations are being conducted by the joint police and customs financial investigation group at the North Rhine-Westphalia State Criminal Police Office and the Customs Investigation Office in Essen.
Cash and equivalent payment instruments can generally be carried without limit when travelling within the European Union, for example from the Netherlands to Germany. However, travellers must provide information to customs when carrying €10,000 or more; false or incomplete answers to officers’ questions may be treated as an administrative offence.
Translated from German using artificial intelligence. Source: German Customs Administration and General Customs Directorate
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