Logan Airport: Man caught with over $AU209k in cash after missing flight

Missing a flight and being forced to wait around at an airport is never fun, but for this traveller in the US, it was an incredibly expensive mistake.

Missing a flight is never fun, but for one traveller, it was an incredibly expensive mistake.

Authorities in Massachusetts confiscated a large sum of cash from a man at Logan Airport after he rebooked a missed flight. According to reports, after being questioned by various security and law officers, the man claimed to be carrying wildly different amounts of money.

According to a post on the Massachusetts State Police Facebook page, the suspect had booked a flight at Logan Airport this past weekend but missed it. He reportedly booked a second flight on the same day. The man’s specific destination has not been revealed, but authorities have identified it as a “source area for illegal narcotics”.

On Facebook, the Massachusetts State Police wrote, “As the passenger went through a TSA checkpoint he was questioned about a large quantity of US currency he was carrying, and stated that the amount was $US1500 ($A2260).

“When Massachusetts State Police Troopers from Troop F questioned the passenger subsequently, he claimed he was carrying $US40,000 ($A60,200) to $US50,000 ($A75,300) cash.”

Authorities stand alongside the $A209k found on a passenger who missed a flight.

The suspect reportedly continued to claim he was carrying larger amounts of money, reportedly telling MSP detectives that he was carrying between $US80,000 ($A120,600) and $US85,000 ($A128,150).

Authorities also say a state police dog, Duke, who is trained to detect narcotics, “showed a strong alert to the man’s belongings”.

Police eventually learned the man was carrying $US138,980 ($A209,000) in cash.

“Based on the totality of the circumstances, the money was held pending further investigation,” the Facebook post said. “The would-be passenger refused to sign a receipt for the secured currency and left the building, walking away from the money. The money will be subject to forfeiture proceedings.”

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