Another traveller going into the U.S. has lost cash that border agents said they could have kept if they declared it.
Over $17,000 in Canadian and U.S. cash was confiscated at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit on September 30.
The CBP said the Israeli citizen failed to report the amount of money they had on them accurately.
"There is no limit to the amount of cash you may travel with, but anything over $10,000 must be accurately reported when entering or exiting the U.S.," said CBP Detroit Director of Field Operations Marty C. Raybon.
The traveller was allowed to continue on their way.
This seizure is the second one in as many weeks that prompted U.S. border officials to remind travellers of the requirements concerning cash exportation, which are in place to guard against money laundering.
On September 24, a U.S. citizen intentionally misled border agents by failing to declare $11,000 in U.S. cash. That was also seized.
CBP said the whole issue could have been avoided if the commuter had been honest about the amount and if they had filled out a simple form.
The requirement is the same in both the U.S. and Canada.
