Dubai bound passenger caught with R10 million in cash
The 38-year old SA citizen was arrested at the Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday afternoon after he was found with two suit cases filled with cash.
The Hawks say in a statement the suspect was allegedly from Pietermaritzburg on route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), via Cape Town.
Customs officials impounded just over R10-million worth of currency and the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Unit members were summoned to the scene for further investigations.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, facing charges of of failure to declare the cash and contravening the Customs and Exercise Act.
“Obviously our probe in this will be to determine the trail and origin of the money. We cannot rule out unearthing illicit activities as we go along”, said the acting Provincial Head of the Hawks, Brigadier Neil Oliver
