He "could not give 'any logical explanation' for having the money." What kind of logical explanation could there be for having over a million dollars' worth of counterfeit bills? "NZ Customs seize huge stash of counterfeit cash," from NZPA, with thanks to Cindy:
A smuggler arriving from Sydney has been caught at a New Zealand airport with almost $US1.3 million in counterfeit notes.Mustafa Yousif Ibrahim was arrested at Auckland International Airport as he came off a flight from Sydney last night.
Ibrahim was born in Sudan but is believed to have been made a New Zealand resident in the early 1990s after arriving as a refugee.
A police summary of facts, presented in the Manukau District Court today, said the counterfeit money was found by customs officers as they searched Ibrahim's bags before he came through the entry gate at the airport.
"On searching the ... bags a large amount of counterfeit American currency was discovered.
"The currency was in 158 separate bundles."
Each of the bundles comprised 80 $US100 notes, with the total amount found coming to $US1.26 million, police said.
Police said Ibrahim could not give "any logical explanation" for having the money. He appeared on one charge of being in possession of forged currency.
Africans are masters at these `nigerian` and other scams. There have been many cases.
I was able to get some of the guys picked up too.
Those are counterfeit dollars for the counterfeit moderate Muslims to spend on counterfeit peace and counterfeit tolerance...
New Zealand is such a nice country.
It's the counterfeit Israeli's again!
Australia refused these lying, deceitful pagans and NZ accepted them, On ya you twits of the land of the long white shroud, bloody well serves you right! numbat
Don't laugh too soon Numbat
As soon as these "lying, deceitful pagans" get an NZ passport they can live & work in Australia.
NZ has become Australia's back door for these people. We say "no" but thanks to NZ they get in anyway.