'1 million US dollars' dyed black seized at Tan Son Nhat airport

Name: '1 million US dollars' dyed black seized at Tan Son Nhat airport
Uploaded: 2022-09-16T17:57:45+07:00
Duration: 16 s
Description: Two passengers have been caught at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat airport trying to take what looks like US$100 dollar notes painted black on a flight to Thailand.

By Quoc Thang September 16, 2022 | 02:57 am PT

Multiple $100 notes, painted in black, are found by HCMC customs at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Photo courtesy of HCMC customs

Two passengers have been caught at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat airport trying to take what looks like US$100 dollar notes painted black on a flight to Thailand.

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.

Bắt một triệu usd — 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