--- In [email protected], Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on 2/2/06 3:04 PM, Sal Sunshine at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Why would they need to smuggle cash--or anything else? > >
> To avoid having to pay the fees or taxes you have to pay when moving money > from country to country. At least that¹s my understanding. > > ******************* There are probably few countries that impose legitimate fees or taxes on moving money -- it's more likely that it was done to avoid paying bribes to customs officials when they saw a large amount of currency there for dipping into. When you leave/enter the USA, you need to declare whether you have more than $10K in cash/etc., or you could be heavily fined, but there is just about zero possibility of a USA customs official asking for a bribe, unlike many countries around the world where this is SOP: http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/money.xml > > Sal > > > > > > On Feb 2, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > >> Also, I'm taking tabla lessons and like to practice every night if possible. > >> Here a tidbit: I was playing tablas with a little bhajan group and a friend > >> came up to me afterwards and told me that when he was on International > >> Staff, they used to smuggle cash from country to country in tablas. They'd > >> take the heads off, stuff them with large denomination bills, and take them > >> as luggage. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
