Customs officials seized €25,000 in undeclared cash following searches at the airport and seaport yesterday.
Officials working at the Malta International Airport departures lounge seized €12,000 from a Maltese passenger heading to Istanbul. Others working at the seaport discovered €12,990 during a routine screening of passengers arriving in Malta on the ferry from Sicily.
According to the law, passengers travelling with more than €10,000 in cash and/or carrying excise goods to or from any EU country must submit a declaration to Customs.