Rolling south across the Lincoln Juarez International Bridge, the 2009 Honda CRV looked much like all the other vehicles headed for Mexico. Who knew there was $300,000 in cash stuffed behind the dashboard? Certainly not the Customs and Border Protection officers who pulled the Honda over for a “secondary examination” on Oct. 27.

But when the officers tumbled to the wads of cash, the driver and passenger — both Mexican nationals in their 20s — knew they were in trouble. It’s illegal to cross the border without “declaring” amounts of cash over $10,000.

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