The Airport Committee Special Task Force at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos at the weekend arrested two suspected passengers with three bags of money containing $2,073,160 and 20,300 Saudi Arabian Riyal (SAR) at the “E” wing departure area of the airport.

The suspects who were identified as Mr. Talal Hammoud with passport number A03599105 and Mr. Hassan Rmaiti, a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN worker with duty card number 25009 and the three bags of money, were handed over to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, by the Airport Committee Special Task Force for not declaring the currencies to officers on duty at the airport.

Speaking on the arrest, the Nigeria Customs Service Area Controller at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command Lagos, Mr. Eporwei Edike Charles said, the suspects and the three bags of money have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and necessary action against the suspects.

According to Charles, the suspects violated regulations of government by attempting to smuggle such amount of money out of the country without declaring the currencies to Nigeria Custom’s currency desk officers on duty.

He, however, explained that the Airport Committee Special Task Force operating at the airport, comprises of all security agencies including, the EFCC, the State Security Service, SSS; the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA; the Nigeria Immigration Services, NIS, and other security agencies working at the airport.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/2-suspected-air-passengers-arrested-with-us2073160-at-lagos/

this situation of pple carrying 'undeclared' forex is becoming an epidemic!!what is actually wrong with these individuals? only God knws d no of those dat even get away with dis on a daily basis!!!smh

''Badman things''

This can only happen in Nigeria

There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

That means several packages of drugs must have been passing through courtesy of FAAN officials ...sad!

anoda one.okk nau lets go there

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

That's not completely true. Yes you must declare the money but u must show proof that it came from legal means.

The sad fact is that if many r brazen enough 2 try 2 do this and get caught, it means that many have smuggled money out successfully in the pas.

RudySmith:

That's not completely true. Yes you must declare the money but u must show proof that it came from legal means.

The sad fact is that if many r brazen enough 2 try to do this and get caught, it means that many have smuggled money out successfully in the pas.

On point.

$2M! this' a huge sum of money. If only I can get a fraction of a quarter of this money my life go just drastically turn around.

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

Nigeria is not a useless country!
Be warned!

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

.. and u come from useless family too

babaowo: .. and u come from useless family too

Lmaoooo

rexfada: $2M! this' a huge sum of money. If only I can get a fraction of a quarter of this money my life go just drastically turn around.

Lazy Bone!! U no go go hustle 4 money.....*sing* If ¶ hustle my money,u go follow me chop am...na me bring u come lagos,¶ resemble ur papa?

Have you noticed that most of the people caught are abokis let them deal with root of bokoharam by stopping the dons from going to import the ammunition.

This would probably have been goin on for a long time but we're just finding out in d news b'cos mayb d Airport officials upped their stakes and somone refused to settle. This is obviously a Northern politician's money laundering route.

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

Always speak well of your country. The words of the mouth is very powerful. God bless Nigeria.

Isn't there any other means of moving those funding to it destination even if it takes 2 weeks or can't they simply declare the funding they are carryong?m
Haba.

all these bags of money have almost same destination (middle east), hope is not wat am thinking,(funding of bokoharam)or vaults of banks in switzerland are the full ?

Ds explains y dia is scarcity of money and y I can't get back my cash each time I go to bank......some dudes have decided to convert em in dollars and export em abroad.

Why all these raw cash transportation, haven't they heard of "wiring" or electronical transfer? Some pple just don't wanna grow up!

Its like the banks are getting greedier and charging them higher percentage to help them launder the ill gotten wealth abroad and so they have decided to take their faith into their own hands. Let the looking continue.

They are just going on errand for their Boss

Lakayana: Have you noticed that most of the people caught are abokis let them deal with root of bokoharam by stopping the dons from going to import the ammunition.

. C ur big mouth. Abokis travel pass igbos? Or other tribes?

fatimah24: . C ur big mouth. Abokis travel pass igbos? Or other tribes?

Nobody is talking about who travel pass, we are talking about those mainly used for siphoning money

something is actually happening at the airport which custom nor efcc has refused to say. even when you declare the money, they still question your type of business. bunch of morons...... they should stop discouraging business men who travel for business abeg

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

And you have just written very foolishly.

You talk about declaration of amounts in excess of 10k USD,do you know it is also required you state the source of such monies and if the Immigration officials are not satisfied with your explanation,they will impound and report to other autorities who will investigate before letting you go or otherwise?
Did it ever occur to your irrational brain that the reason these fellas don't declare is cos the funds are most likely PROCEEDS OF CRIME

ROCK-J:

Always speak well of your country. The words of the mouth is very powerful. God bless Nigeria.

No mind that YEYE Man, somebody should tell him to come back home to learn that those people he left at home are now rich. God Bless my only Nigeria

One big man just became broke...$2million ...hmmm
Now things are happeining in this country o.

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

You are a compound brainless f00l for calling Nigeria a useless country, you goat suckled b@st@rd!!!!!!! That we have our flaws gives you no right to insult our nation!!!!!!

hollandis: There is nothing wrong in carrying a huge amount .Nigerians don't know they have to declare the money.Many Nigerians are illiterates they dont know they have to declare the money.NIGERIA IS A USELESS COUNTRY

you need to update your knowledge on cbn money laundering laws and stop spewing ignorance here.

Where are they shipping the monies to? It may mean that they have been doing it a long time but they are only just being caught!

Y shld ppl be arrested for Carrying their own money around, is it a crime to carry ur own hard earned cash to wherever you want or is because it's dollars