The Iraqi Border Ports Authority announced Monday that it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle 250 million Iraqi dinars through the Traibeel border crossing with Jordan.
According to a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the Trebil border directorate intensified inspections of travelers and cargo, leading to the arrest of an Iraqi driver attempting to smuggle the cash.
The money was concealed and distributed within the vehicle's engine compartment in an attempt to transport it across the border into Jordan, the statement said.

Iraq foils attempt to smuggle 250 million dinars to Jordan