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Trinidad bank defends US$2m cash shipment via Piarco

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Marli Creese, Chief Executive Officer of NCB Merchant Bank (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited. Image courtesy NCBMBTT

NCB Merchant Bank (Trinidad and Tobago) Limited says a US$2 million cash shipment seized at Piarco International Airport last month was a legitimate transaction between regulated financial institutions, according to a report in the Trinidad Guardian.

The statement came after a newspaper reported yesterday that authorities had initiated an investigation into the seizure of a white crocus bag containing US$2 million in cash at the South Terminal of Piarco International Airport on June 25. According to the report, the money came  from NCB Merchant Bank and was destined for Miami, with a stopover in Jamaica, before Customs and Excise officials seized it over what they described as “certain transactional and accountability deficiencies”.

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