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Cash seized - how much legal?

CiniO · 2011-11-11 15:22:09

I just read the news here Customs have seized 85,000 euros from the man going to Spain on Dublin airport. I would have think it wasn't that much, as this might be someone annual salary in Ireland - obviously bigger than average, but anyway. What is actually the legal amount of cash you can carry with you? Is the limit…

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11-11-2011 4:22pm

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CiniO

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I just read the news h ere

Customs have seized 85,000 euros from the man going to Spain on Dublin airport.

I would have think it wasn't that much, as this might be someone annual salary in Ireland - obviously bigger than average, but anyway.

What is actually the legal amount of cash you can carry with you?
Is the limit different while going abroad and crossing the border?

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http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/customs-excise-cash-controls.html

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