Passenger Arrested With $540,000 In Lagos Airport

The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday arrested a passenger, Mr. Apampa Fatai Adeshina, at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with a cash sum of $540,000 aboard an Emirates flight on his way to Dubai.

The Public Relations Officer of the Airport Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Mrs. Thelma Williams said that the passenger was arrested for his inability to explain to the Customs authorities the source of the foreign currency without a bureau de change or bank slip which would have been proper documentation of the currency.
She noted that the passenger was guilty of the law as he was unable to convince relevant authorities over the source of the money as well as his defiance of rules concerning the movement of huge sum of foreign currency outside the country.

Mrs. Williams went on to state that the passenger with the passport number- AO3445111 was interrogated before being handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC would now further investigate and take necessary action, as offences of money laundering fall under their purview.

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