BALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $16,100 from a Nigerian man at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday. The man, who CBP has not named because he was not criminally charged, initially reported to officers that he possessed $1,500. During a baggage examination, CBP officers discovered a $10,000 stack of currency and a $6,100 stack of currency. Travelers may carry as much currency as they wish into and out of the United States. Federal law requires that travelers must report all U.S. and foreign monetary instruments totaling $10,

BALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $16,100 from a Nigerian man at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday. The man, who CBP has not named because he was not criminally charged, initially reported to officers that he possessed $1,500. During a baggage examination, CBP officers discovered a $10,000 stack of currency and a $6,100 stack of currency. Travelers may carry as much currency as they wish into and out of the United States. Federal law requires that travelers must report all U.S. and foreign monetary instruments totaling $10, Stock Photo

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BALTIMORE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $16, 100 from a Nigerian man at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday. The man, who CBP has not named because he was not criminally charged, initially reported to officers that he possessed $1, 500. During a baggage examination, CBP officers discovered a $10, 000 stack of currency and a $6, 100 stack of currency. Travelers may carry as much currency as they wish into and out of the United States. Federal law requires that travelers must report all U.S. and foreign monetary instruments totaling $10, 000 or greater on a U.S. Treasury Department financial form. None of the currency is taxed. Photo provided by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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