By IANS/EFE,
Bogota : Colombian military stopped a ship on the high seas and found nearly $1 million in cash stuffed in three sacks, offcials have said.
Cash amounting to $840,460, a GPS device and five cell phones were found aboard the vessel that was stopped off Providencia Island in the Caribbean, the navy said Sunday.
“Two coast guard rapid reaction units and two air force planes initiated the search and made the sighting. The motorboat changed direction when it detected the pursuit by authorities, heading toward Providencia and increasing its speed until it reached the southern sector of the island,” the navy said.
The ship’s occupants fled once the vessel made it close to shore. One man was arrested, but he could not explain where the money came from or where the vessel was headed, the navy said.