Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Two men were questioned by Chinese customs officers after being caught hiding banknotes worth US$330,000 or around Rp. 5.3 billion in pillows and pastry bags while trying to enter Hong Kong.
Quoted from the South China Morning Post, Wednesday (1/5/2024), customs officials said that the two men, who were traveling as a group, were stopped at the Luohu border checkpoint building several days ago after an X-ray scanner detected an abnormality in their luggage. they.
Thirty-five stacks of US$100 bills worth about US$330,000 were later found inside pillows, books and cookie bags.
Under mainland Chinese law, incoming and outgoing passengers carrying more than 20,000 yuan in cash, or more than US$5,000 or the equivalent amount in other foreign currency, must make a declaration to customs.
On April 20, Luohu customs also arrested a passenger who tried to bring US$88,600 worth of cash to Hong Kong.
Nine stacks of US dollar bills were found in the passenger's trouser pockets, the soles of his shoes and backpack, as well as around his waist and stomach.
Early last month, Huanggang port customs detected a Hong Kong-bound traveler carrying US$195,400 in cash in his backpack.
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