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Thousands of euros seized on Italian before trip to Malta
Italian arrested with €46,000 in cash before embarking on catamaran to Malta.
23 April 2012, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Pozzallo harbour gate.
A 30-year-old Italian national from the region of Calabria has been arrested by Italian tax police (Guardia di Finanza) after being found in possession of €46,000 in undeclared cash.
The man was searched by customs and police officials shortly before he was to embark on a ferry from Pozzallo in Sicly to Malta.
Italian sources have told MaltaToday that the money has been seized as it is illegal to export more than €10,000 in cash without declaring it.
An investigation is also underway regarding the origin of the money.
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Apart from the last sentence "An investigation is also underway regarding the origin of the money", aren't we supposed to be one BIG Nation under the EU Flag?, where we can move freely, or when money is concerned the EU Governments treat their citizens differently. Is one obliged to declare the amount when moving from one locality to another in this Blessed EU Club?
