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.