Berlin customs authority finds €1 million cash in children's room
Photos showed several bags with bundles of money in €100 and €200 notes. According to customs officials, a total of €990,000 was found. According to a customs spokesperson, the operation by the special Financial Control of Clandestine Employment unit took place on January 24 in the city's Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.
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- Published Date: 12:01 | 01 February 2023
- Modified Date: 12:04 | 01 February 2023
The main customs office in the German capital Berlin confiscated almost €1 million ($1.08 million) in cash, found in a sports bag in the wardrobe of a children's room, the authorities said on Tuesday.
Photos showed several bags with bundles of money in €100 and €200 notes. According to customs officials, a total of €990,000 was found.
According to a customs spokesperson, the operation by the special Financial Control of Clandestine Employment unit took place on January 24 in the city's Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district.
The search happened in connection with an investigation on behalf of the public prosecutor's office into a former managing director in the transport and logistics sector. The man is accused of withholding and embezzling wages.