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Italians nab senior with 200,000 francs at border

Malcolm Curtis
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Italians nab senior with 200,000 francs at border
Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

An 88-year-old Swiss man was caught near the Italian border trying to smuggle 200,000 francs ($225,000) in cash into Italy, customs from Italy said.

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The incident occurred at the Chiasso border crossing where the pensioner was driving in a car from the canton of Ticino, the ATS news agency reported on Tuesday.

Italian customs officers checked the man and discovered part of the cash in an envelope secreted in a jacket pocket, the news agency said.

Agents found more francs stashed in a ski boot bag, in addition to 2,000 francs in the retired man’s wallet.

Italian law only allows a person to bring a maximum of 9,900 euros (just under 12,100 francs) into the country.

Authorities seized half of the cash exceeding the 9,900 euros, sources close to the case, told ATS.

The Italian ministry of economy and finance will determine the penalty to be applied to the offender, ranging from 30 to 50 percent of the amount that was attempted to be smuggled.

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