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Over $150K in cash found after traffic stop in Refugio County

The driver and occupants are being charged with money laundering, which is a second degree felony.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Over $150,000 in cash was found Tuesday in Refugio. 

The Refugio County Sheriff's Office said they stopped a vehicle at 9:30 a.m. on Alamo Street for a traffic violation. 

When deputies asked the driver for consent to search the vehicle, the driver refused. 

That's when over $152,000 was found in hidden sealed bags. Deputies seized and turned the cash in as evidence. 

The driver and occupants are being charged with money laundering, which is a second degree felony.

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