Arequipa, Peru – The National Customs Authority (ANA) of Panama reported this weekend about the third case of retaining money without declaring from Havana.
A release De Ana reveals that a Cuban citizen was held when trying to enter the Panama Pacific International Airport with 25,000 balboas ($ 25,000) that he had not declared in his digital affidavit.
“The Cuban citizen from Havana, when questioned by the Customs Inspector, said he had not reported anything in the Digital Affidavit because he only brought 9,000 balboas, so following the protocol he made his luggage For the scanner where an irregularity was reflected in its personal bag, ”says the entity’s report.
After the incident, a secondary inspection was carried out in the presence of an agent of the Panamanian National Police, finding within a book the 25,000 balboas that were retained and put in custody of the Public Ministry.
This is the third fact of this type recorded in the aforementioned airport so far from 2025, all on flights from Havana.
On January 17, it transpired in The area terminal Another case, on that occasion a Cuban family was involved.
Upon arrival in national territory, the family made up of a couple and two minors delivered the traveler’s affidavit omitting that they brought cash, however, when the husband was questioned, in a doubtful and nervous way I point to the customs inspector to have only 5,000 balboas ($ 5,000) so they proceeded to carry out a secondary review.
During the revision process that was done in the presence of a National Police unit, 5,000 additional balboas was found to the wife and another 1,650 distributed among the daughters, making a total of 11,653 balboas that were retained.
“The affidavit of traveler, is a mandatory document that must fill out all travelers of legal age or the responsible member of the family group,” he warns The official site of Ana.
Husband, wife and children under 18 are considered a family group. It is essential to complete all the boxes without omitting any information, the omission can lead to the retaining money, values or negotiable documents, in addition to legal sanctions.
The traveler’s affidavit allows the National Customs Authority, to control and control the movement of goods, people and means of transport through the borders, ports and airports of Panama.
