Officers detected a container on December 14, 2019 at the International Falls port of entry that is located between the state of Minnesota and Fort Frances, Canada.
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When the shipment was sent for an inspection at the customs station, officials located the money packed in envelopes inside 45 cardboard boxes that were inside the container.
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“Those threats are not always presented in the form of terrorists or narcotics, but also in the form of counterfeit bills and other goods that have the potential to damage the economy of the United States,” said Jason Schmelz, Director of the Port of the Pembina area .
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CBP He informed that the detention of illicit merchandise flows is a priority issue for the organization.
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“Thanks to the dedication of our officials and our association with the Secret Service, we were able to prevent this currency from entering circulation,” says the release.
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How to spot fake bills
- Serial number. It is a unique combination of eleven numbers and letters that appears twice on the front of the bill. Each ticket has a unique serial number. The first letter of the serial number corresponds to the year of the series.
- Series Year. Indicates the year in which the Secretary of the Treasury approved a new design, or the year in which the signature of a new secretary or treasurer was incorporated into the design. When there is a significant change in the appearance of the ticket, capital letters appear After the year of the series.
- Letter and number of ticket position. In the denominations of $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and $ 100, the letter and the number of the banknote position indicate the position in which the banknote was printed on the plate. It is a combination of a letter and a number and can be found on the front of the ticket.
- Front and back plate number. The front and back plate numbers identify the printing plates used to print each side of the bill. The plate number on the front is on the front of the bill and the plate number on the back is on the back of the bill.
- Treasury Seal. The green stamp to the right of the portrait represents the US Department of the Treasury. The stamp design changed to incorporate an English inscription, and appears on all Federal Reserve notes of the year of the 1969 series or later.
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