LINTHICUM, Md. — U.S. Customs and Border agents last week intercepted $7,000 in counterfeit $100 bills from a traveler who arrived at BWI Airport from Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Officials say the bills were discovered inside a sneaker in luggage belonging to a 64-year-old U.S. citizen.
The traveler was not charged, according to Customs and Border Patrol.
According to the U.S. Secret Service,counterfeiting money is a lucrative business often used in narcotics smuggling, terrorism, and attacks against our nation’s financial systems.
Learn how to protect yourself from being defrauded here.
