Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Passengers Flying with Cash and Airport Seizures by U.S. Customs (CBP)
Airport safety has been a big topic lately, with the new Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, refitting new equipment.
However, nobody talks about how dangerous traveling with cash can be when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or HSI agents have seized about $2 billion at all major airports in the United States, like LAX, or people crossing into Mexico at the CBX to fly out of Tijuana.
In most cases, money was seized or confiscated from domestic or foreign travelers who failed to file a FinCEN Form 105 to declare that they had more than $10,000 in cash before or after an international flight, and sometimes a domestic flight in an international airport.
The statutes most often cited in the letter you will receive include 31 USC 5317(c)(2), 31 USC 5316(a)(1)(A) – Failure/Inaccurate Report of Over $10,000 Out of the U.S. and 31 USC 5317(c)(2), 31 USC 5324(c) – Structuring Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirements.
Don’t let that scare you!
If this has happened to you or someone you know, call San Diego Defenders – Forfeiture Law Firm at (619) 258-8888, or visit our website and submit a consultation request.
Our founder, attorney Daniel M. Smith, Esq., has been a federal defense lawyer since 1990 and is admitted to dozens of federal courts throughout the nation.
How Can San Diego Defenders – Forfeiture Law Firm Help You?
We will explain the fastest and most effective way to approach the election of proceedings and contest the seizure before it goes to a civil asset forfeiture proceeding.
We can defend your rights should the Government file against your currency or other valuable property.
We always aim to get 100% returned and work on a contingency basis.
If you are already represented, we can work with your lawyer and bring our experience in dealing with the unusual procedures and deadlines. We may have dealt with the same Customs or Assistant United States Attorneys in previous cases.
We will carefully review the circumstances and evidence, starting with the custody receipt that should have been delivered to you at the time of the seizure, and review what we will need to obtain the best outcome in your case.
Regardless of which airport, San Diego Defenders – Forfeiture Law Firm can offer you advice on what to do if you are stopped by Customs at an international airport traveling with more than $10,000 in cash or currency.
Visit our U.S. Customs and Border Protection airport cash seizure page here for more information.
Don’t Wait, Contact Us Today at (619) 258-8888!
This includes airports such as:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
Cross Border Xpress (CBX)
Birmingham International Airport (BHM)
Huntsville International Airport (HSV)
Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)
Juneau International Airport (JNU)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
Tucson International Airport (TUS)
Yuma International Airport (YUM)
Denver International Airport (DEN)
Washington D.C. Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
Key West International Airport (EYW)
Miami International Airport (MIA)
Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN)
Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL)
Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Boston, Logan International Airport (BOS)
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
St. Louis, Lambert International Airport (STL)
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS)
Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO)
Atlantic City International Airport (ACY)
Newark International Airport (EWR)
Albuquerque International Airport (ALB)
Albany International Airport (ALB)
New York, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT)
Portland International Airport (PDX)
Nashville International Airport (BNA)
Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Spokane International Airport (GEG)
