The officials left him with roughly the amount equivalent to US$10,000 that travelers are allowed to carry without having to declare it
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/11
By: Juvina Lai, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man of Chinese nationality was detained for carrying
Image courtesy of Taipei Customs by Central News Agency
undeclared cash of about HK$294,528 (NT$1.13 million) on Friday at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, officials say.
The Taipei Customs confiscated HK$216,000 (NT$835,682) from the detainee surnamed Xing (辛) as he was preparing to leave Taiwan on a China-bound flight.
As he had not declared the large amount of money that he was carrying, the officials left him with roughly the amount equivalent to US$10,000 that travelers are allowed to carry without having to declare it.
According to the reports from the Central News Agency, the man said he was carrying that amount of money for business purposes and was unaware of the law that he needed to declare the cash to customs. [FULL STORY]
