NewsWhore
10-20-2008, 03:10 PM
Two Dominicans were stopped for a traffic violation in Puerto Rico and traffic cops found about US$700,000 packed in duffle bags on the back seat. The Hidalgo brothers, who have rap sheets for drugs and money laundering, according to the police in Puerto Rico, were stopped for a traffic violation, and when Miguel and Eric Hidalgo were asked where they got that much money, they said that they found it fishing. The Associated Press reports that the Dominican were carrying the money in several canvas sports bags. The bags got the attention of the police when they were stopped for a traffic violation. Now they are under investigation by the Immigration Service and Customs (ICE). According to an ICE spokesperson, the two brothers said that they found the money fishing in a river. Miguel Hidalgo has a record for drug possession and his brother had been arrested for money laundering, but was not convicted, and was subsequently released. The case will now be investigated to see whether it is a case of money laundering or drug-related.
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