EUR 148,000 in cash found hidden in passengers' underwear

GRADINA Serbian customs officers have found and confiscated EUR 148,000 from two foreign nationals leaving Serbia via the Gradina border crossing. The crossing is located on the border between Serbia and Bulgaria. EUR 148,000 in cash found hidden in passengers' underwear Two two men have been described as "Belgian citizens of Turkish nationality." The Customs Administration said in its statement on Friday that both passengers declared that they each carried EUR 10,000 in cash - which is the allowed limit under the Serbian law. However, when officers searched the two men, their luggage and vehicle, they discovered that one carried EUR 66,000 more, while the other had another EUR 82,000. The cash was hidden in their underwear, the statement said. Each have been given back EUR 10,000, which they are allowed to take out of the country, while the remaining EUR 148,000 has been temporarily confiscated, pending the outcome of a court procedure. The Customs noted that the passengers were asked whether they had anything to declare "in Turkish, so as to avoid misunderstandings." (Photo courtesy of the Serbian Customs Administration) Beta

EUR 148,000 in cash found hidden in passengers' underwear

Two two men have been described as "Belgian citizens of Turkish nationality."

The Customs Administration said in its statement on Friday that both passengers declared that they each carried EUR 10,000 in cash - which is the allowed limit under the Serbian law.

However, when officers searched the two men, their luggage and vehicle, they discovered that one carried EUR 66,000 more, while the other had another EUR 82,000.

The cash was hidden in their underwear, the statement said.

Each have been given back EUR 10,000, which they are allowed to take out of the country, while the remaining EUR 148,000 has been temporarily confiscated, pending the outcome of a court procedure.

The Customs noted that the passengers were asked whether they had anything to declare "in Turkish, so as to avoid misunderstandings."