Customs seize undeclared $347,000 from Korean woman

At least US$347,000 in hundred dollar bill was confiscated from a South Korean female passenger that she hid inside three boxes of three-in-one coffee upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1 on Wednesday.

Kim Minjung who just arrived on board a Korean Airlines flight KE 621 was surprised when Customs supervisor on-duty Carol Dofitas and Customs Enforcement and Security Service Col. Marlon Alameda informed her that is against the Philippine Central Bank circular to bring cash that is exceeding US$10,000, or its equivalent to in any foreign or local currencies.