Crime & Safety

Customs Agents Seize More Than $500,000 In Counterfeit Cash In Chicago

Officers intercepted two packages from Ukraine at an international mail facility on Friday night and another Saturday.

CHICAGO (CBS) — A weekend raid by customs agents in Chicago netted more than $500,000 in counterfeit cash. Officers intercepted two packages from Ukraine at an international mail facility, on Friday night and another Saturday.

The shipment was addressed to a home in Joliet and labeled as a prop, but importing phony currency is a felony.

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