The anti-money laundering section of the Customs Department has made another seizure of undeclared cash, this time €11,256 being carried by a Libyan national.
The man was stopped last night during routine spot checks at the MIA departure lounge. He was due to travel to Tunis from Malta and stated that the cash (in several denominations and currencies) were savings he was taking back home.
Since the passenger failed to declare the cash to Customs prior to entering the non Schengen lounge, the undeclared cash was seized and the passenger was handed over to the Police Economic Crimes Unit for further investigation and will be arraigned in Court in the near future.
As per European law, passengers traveling with over €10,000 are obliged to declare them to Customs. Passenger are free to travel with as much money as they like as long - as they declare them to Customs.
The recently set up unit has made a number of similar arrests in the past few weeks.