U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers pulled over a vehicle at the Gordie Howe International Bridge on Nov. 5, 2026.[1] The traveller was crossing the Gordie Howe International Bridge.[2] The vehicle was searched at the bridge by a K9 detector dog.[3] The search revealed about $180,000 in undeclared cash of questionable origin.[4] The money was in a suitcase in the vehicle.[2] The cash was in U.S. dollars.[1] The traveller, a U.S. citizen, refused to disclose the nature and source of the money.[4] Officers seized the cash.[1] The Gordie Howe International Bridge is a Windsor-Detroit border crossing.[1]

A search of the driver’s vehicle also produced a variety of THC products.[2] Marty C. Raybon of U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure on social media.[2] Raybon is the agency’s director of field operations.[2] His post included a photo of a detection dog with the seized money.[2] HSI Detroit is continuing to investigate, according to the agency’s post.[4]