Ho Chi Minh City Customs on Friday said they found the notes, totaling "over one million U.S. dollars," inside two suitcases belonging to two Vietnamese, aged 50 and 46. They were going to fly to Thailand’s Bangkok on the VJ803 flight.
"These are real dollars being painted black. However, in order to verify this, we would need to wait for authorities," a source said.
An investigation is ongoing.
HCMC customs find stacks of "U.S. dollar notes" painted in black inside two suitcases, which would have gone on a flight to Thailand. Video courtesy of HCMC customs