Summary Brazil police detained a man who tried to exit airport security with $300,000 hidden in his socks.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazilian police said Saturday they had detained a man who tried to exit airport security in the capital Brasilia with $300,000 hidden in his socks.
Federal police said they intercepted the 41-year-old, who had flown in from Sao Paulo, and questioned him on suspicion of money laundering.
He was found to have stashed $280,000 in his socks along with some $12,000 worth of Brazilian reais.
Under Brazilian law, people wishing to bring more than 10,000 reais ($4,500) in cash into the country in any currency must make a formal declaration to customs.
