Border patrol agents seize counterfeit money near Wellesley Island
By 7 News Staff
Published: Dec. 2, 2022 at 2:56 PM EST|Updated: 20 hours ago
WELLESLEY ISLAND, New York (WWNY) - U.S. Border Patrol agents near Wellesley Island seized $1,400 in counterfeit money during a traffic stop Wednesday.
Officials said agents pulled over “a suspicious vehicle” driven by a 24-year-old man who gave a false name.
During the traffic stop, officials said agents discovered $1,400 in counterfeit money and a small amount of rolled and loose-leaf marijuana which remains illegal under federal law.
Pictures of the seized money show $100 bills.
Agents also located the man’s actual New York state driver’s license to identify him. The name was not released.
Officials said he was headed toward Watertown.
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