Police in NC discovered $3 million in cash hidden in a barrels of raw pork shoulders during a routine traffic stop of a tractor trailer. The truck was believe to be headed to the US Mexican border and the cash was part of a drug money collection.
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$3M in cash found in barrels of raw pork shoulder during traffic stop
Nelson Oliveira
By NELSON OLIVEIRA
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
DEC 11, 2019 | 10:24 AM
Talk about a piggy bank.
A routine traffic stop in North Carolina turned up a whopping $3 million in cash that was hidden inside barrels of raw pork shoulders and was likely heading to Mexico, authorities announced Tuesday.
The money was found Saturday after deputies stopped a tractor trailer on Interstate 85 for failure to maintain its lane and impeding the flow of traffic, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Deputies decided to search the vehicle with the help of a K9 and found more than 100 stacks of cash wrapped in plastic in the barrels, according to the release.
Authorities said they have reason to believe the money came from drug sales throughout the region and was being taken to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sheriff Alan Norman told The Shelby Star this was “one of the largest U.S. currency seizures” in his county’s history.
It was not immediately clear if the driver knew he was transporting cash in addition to pork. The U.S. Department of Justice was called to assist in the investigation.
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