CBP officers seize $900k in counterfeit money found on freight train
Friday that arrived in International
Falls, Minnesota, via rail.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Minnesota discovered more than $900k in counterfeit $1 bills on a freight train at the International Falls Port of Entry between Canada and the United States on Friday, January 24th, 2020.
According to the release, a rail container was sent to secondary inspection where officers discovered 45 cartons of possible counterfeit currency in a commercial rail shipment that originated in China.
“CBP officers strive every day to protect the United States from a variety of threats,” said Jason Schmelz, Pembina Area Port Director. “Those threats don’t always come in the form of terrorists or narcotics, but also in the form of counterfeit currency and other goods that have the potential to harm the economy of the United States. Thanks to the dedication of our officers and our partnership with the Secret Service, we were able to keep this currency from entering into circulation.”
The counterfeit currency was seized and is to be turned over the the Secret Service to continue the investigation.
