South African Revenue Service (Sars) Customs officials intercepted and prevented R6.7 million in undeclared currency from exiting SA borders at OR Tambo International Airport (Ortia) last week.
According to a statement released yesterday, officials intercepted two passengers before they boarded a flight to Dubai and found brown envelopes containing various denominations of US currency within their checked-in luggage following an inspection.
“The money was detained by Customs and both passengers were escorted to the Ortia police station where a criminal case was registered for failure to declare as well as currency smuggling,” said a Sars spokesperson.
