Overview
- Police and Hauptzollamt Potsdam found €111,450 in a car during a mid‑September stop on the B1 southwest of Potsdam.
- The driver admitted to the cash and claimed he received it the night before from two acquaintances for delivery to a Berlin church, according to customs.
- State police opened a money‑laundering investigation in the Potsdam case and secured the funds, with inquiries continuing.
- Hauptzollamt Ulm reported two A96 stops near Sigmarszell: a 47‑year‑old carried €18,000 on her person and had another €13,000 hidden in sanitary pads, with €3,400 held as security.
- On Sunday evening, a 35‑year‑old who declared €2,000 was found—after a cash‑sniffer dog alerted—to be carrying €14,000 in various currencies, with €3,600 retained, as Ulm customs cited roughly €290,000 uncovered in eleven recent cases.