# Mother, daughter caught smuggling $59k sewn in bras **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767 "2013-06-12T00:19:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/1 "2013-06-12T00:19:40Z")
" The women, who were mother and daughter, were detained at the Detroit-Windsor tunnel while en route to Detroit Metro Airport, where they had planned to catch a flight for Lebanon (to visit family). Mother twice arrested for theft DETROIT – Two Canadian women were caught trying to sneak nearly $73,000 into the U.S. by hiding the bulk of the loot —$59,000 — in their bras, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Detroit federal court." > **[Mother, daughter caught smuggling $59k sewn in bras](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/11/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling/2413447/)** > > The mother and daughter were detained at the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. While it is possible that some or all of the money was stolen, there have been similar cases where the money in question was the bulk of their life savings; where they didn’t announce it to custom inspectors because they were afraid of it being stolen by corrupt officials and the money ended up being confiscated. ---
**Author:** ![marking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@marking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marking)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/2 "2013-06-12T00:42:17Z")
That’s a pretty big Bust!!! Ba-Da-Boom!!! Peace Out… ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/3 "2013-06-12T00:52:16Z")
It’s cheaper to just buy implants, ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/4 "2013-06-12T03:14:29Z")
Their plan went tits up when they were stopped at the border. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/5 "2013-06-12T10:23:40Z")
They were caught in a booby trap. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/6 "2013-06-12T14:35:50Z")
Aw man, officials are going to milk them for all they’re worth. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/7 "2013-06-12T15:39:00Z")
Blonde bimbo: Is this some kind of bust? Frank Drebin: Yes, it’s very impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/8 "2013-06-12T15:40:29Z")
Thank you for keeping us abreast of the latest developments. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/9 "2013-06-12T15:45:01Z")
“Police lift and separate loot from thieves” ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/10 "2013-06-12T16:42:54Z")
Strange. Usually, checking out the contents of a bra ends up _costing_ money. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/11 "2013-06-12T17:01:08Z")
Some people carry a couple of 50s around. That’s usually enough to help resolve most any situation. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/12 "2013-06-13T13:35:17Z")
Ok, surely I can finally and safely say… Pics or it didn’t happen! [sup][sup]Right? [/sup][/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/13 "2013-06-13T18:52:13Z")
Does cold cash make one’s nipples hard? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/14 "2013-06-13T19:45:24Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > While it is possible that some or all of the money was stolen, there have been similar cases where the money in question was the bulk of their life savings; where they didn’t announce it to custom inspectors because they were afraid of it being stolen by corrupt officials and the money ended up being confiscated. It’s a shame that they have such mistrust for government officials that they’re forced to resort to such tactics just to avoid being robbed. I hope that if it’s really their money they aren’t punished for this. (There, now it’s a serious thread and all of you jokesters are going to get Warnings!) ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/15 "2013-06-14T18:13:54Z")
I didn’t know it was there! Cross my heart! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/16 "2013-06-14T18:31:04Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > It’s a shame that they have such mistrust for government officials that they’re forced to resort to such tactics just to avoid being robbed. I hope that if it’s really their money they aren’t punished for this. What happens to the money in a case like this? ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/17 "2013-06-14T18:35:12Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > What happens to the money in a case like this? Maybe they keep it in a chest until the situation is resolved ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/18 "2013-06-14T18:46:36Z")
Assuming $100 bills, that’s still 59 bills sewn into their bras. That sounds like a lot. The boyfriend driver must not be the most observant bulb in the rack. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/19 "2013-06-14T18:55:50Z")
Your calculator is broken. It’d be 590 bills. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767/20 "2013-06-14T19:17:24Z")
_Take one down, pass it around 589 bills sewn into their bras._ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-daughter-caught-smuggling-59k-sewn-in-bras/660767.md?page=2)