Customs officials prevented a smuggling attempt! This is where the traveler tried to hide a large amount of money.

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He was wearing a sweater with a specially sewn pocket inside the lining, in which 54,500 euros were hidden.

On Tuesday, customs officers, in collaboration with the police, prevented a smuggling attempt of more than 50,000 euros at the entrance of the Batrovci crossing, which a passenger hid in a specially sewn pocket, in the lining of the sweater he was wearing.

The case was discovered when a “Mercedes Benz” with German license plates, driven by a 64-year-old Turkish citizen, arrived at around 11.30pm last night for regular control.

Both he and his compatriot who was traveling with him, when asked if they had anything to report, replied that they only brought personal effects and 10,000 euros each.

However, they are reserved for a detailed review. At that point, exactly the same amount of money was found with the reporting copilot.

However, as it turned out during the personal search, the driver was wearing a sweater with a specially sewn pocket inside the lining, in which 54,500 euros were hidden.

The passenger was returned the allowed amount of 10,000 euros, while the rest was kept until the end of the process initiated before the competent court.