| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | September 2009 
Mexico Police Find Over $5 Million Cash in Cargo
 Associated Press
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September 12, 2009
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Mexico City — Mexican authorities say they have found at least $5 million hidden in a shipment of ammonium sulfate at a Pacific coast port, and are still counting the cash.
Authorities earlier said the estimated amount was at least $5.4 million. The Attorney General's Office gave no explanation for lowering the estimate.
The Mexican navy says the bundles of cash were hidden in large sacks of the granular chemical, most commonly used as a fertilizer.
The navy said Friday the shipment was found at the Manzanillo seaport in two freight containers bound for Colombia. Colombian and U.S. authorities aided in the investigation.
Colombian authorities reported Wednesday they seized $11.3 million in cash hidden in a similar shipment from Mexico.
Mexican traffickers buy cocaine in Colombia and often pay cash for the drugs. The navy called such seizures "a decisive blow to ... organized crime." |
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