A Gainesville man was arrested on state conspiracy and money laundering charges after federal authorities say they found more than $636,000 in the vehicle he was driving Tuesday near Mobile, Ala. The Mobile County Sheriff’s Department stopped the vehicle on Interstate 10, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations discovered the cash hidden in the vehicle, according to a news release from ICE. The investigators work as part of the Mobile Border Enforcement Security Task Force and got consent to do the search. The driver, whose name is not being released, was then arrested.
Gainesville man arrested in Alabama had $636,000 in vehicle, authorities say