The executive chairman of
Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Mr Nse Ntuen, was
arrested at the BWI International Airport in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday
August 16th for smuggling $82, 000 into the US. The Maryland State Police
Department confirmed the arrest day before yesterday Sunday August 18th, saying
Mr Ntuen did not declare the money with the US custom officials. They said he
only declared $5,000, only for an additional $77,000 to be found in his bag.
Mr Ntuen explained that he brought the money into the US to donate it at the Annual International Convention of the Akwa Ibom Indigenes in the US and Canada which held on Saturday at the Marriot Hotel in Washington, DC.
Mr Ntuen was released after five hours in custody but he didn't leave with the money. The Maryland State Police Department confiscated it.
Mr Ntuen explained that he brought the money into the US to donate it at the Annual International Convention of the Akwa Ibom Indigenes in the US and Canada which held on Saturday at the Marriot Hotel in Washington, DC.
Mr Ntuen was released after five hours in custody but he didn't leave with the money. The Maryland State Police Department confiscated it.
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