Most South Africans don’t feel secure carrying a few thousands of rands on them due to the risk of potentially being followed and robbed. On Wednesday though, one Pietermaritzburg man was caught attempting to take over R10 million to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The 38-year-old man’s cash was impounded and officials from the Hawk’s Serious Commercial Crime Unit were called for a further investigation.

#sapsHAWKS Dubai bound man caught at Cape Town Int Airport with over R10-million worth of SA & foreign currency. SWhttps://t.co/QTx2ejLFIm pic.twitter.com/YJYn1VIlEO — SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) October 12, 2017

Hawks spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramhova revealed that the man will face charges.

“He is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Thursday facing charges of contravening the Customs and Excise Act 91/1994 for failure to declare the money.”

The Hawks say that they will now work to determine the trail and origin of the money.

Acting provincial head of the Hawks, Brigadier Neil Oliver said “We cannot rule out unearthing illicit activities as we go along.”

Well, we can’t work out how anyone honestly believed they would get that kind of money through an airport. Especially just be leaving it in a bag and covering it up a bit.

Who knows, maybe that money was to help cover some of the costs for when our next minister takes one of those infamous Dubai trips.