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April 5th, 2013

Maybe I should consider adding an Italy-Switzerland Border category…

The whole situation is strange, but the fact that the bars have no identifying stamps (manufacturer, weight, serial number, fineness) is extraordinarily strange.

Of course, the suspects’ names and the company the husband says he “represents” were not released.

I have no idea why the AP version of this story says that a “ton” of gold was intercepted, when what is shown in the video and the estimated value indicate the weight is nowhere near any sort of ton.

The version of the story from Herald Sun indicates that both the husband and wife gave evasive answers:

“It looked like an ordinary Easter day out with the family,” the financial police said in a statement, adding that the couple had given “evasive answers” and were therefore taken to a police station for a full-scale search.

The video below might as well have the theme from The Twilight Zone playing in the background.

Via: AP:

Italian border police intercepted a ton of gold bullion worth $7.5 million hidden in a car.

The gold bars were wrapped in newspaper and stashed in an under-floor storage compartment. They didn’t bear any engraving, and their origin is unknown.

The car’s 53-year-old driver was accompanied by his wife and their three young children.

Police said he was a legal representative for a Swiss company and was unable to explain where the gold came from. He has been reported to the local prosecution office for the crime of money laundering.

The gold bars were found on Easter Sunday on the border with Switzerland.

Border police confiscated the gold and the car and are conducting an investigation. They also released video purporting to show the gold bars being discovered.

Classics:

Two Japanese Citizens Carrying $134 Billion Worth of Undeclared, Possibly Counterfeit U.S. Bonds Detained in Italy While Trying to Enter Switzerland

Here We Go Again: U.S. Authorities Investigate $100 Billion Bond Seizure in Italy