STATE OF CONNECTICUT Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Connecticut State Police Public Information Office 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457	Contact:  860-685-8230 DESPP.Feedback
Reuben F. Bradford Commissioner		Colonel Danny R. Stebbins Deputy Commissioner Division of State Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2012

           STATE POLICE DISCOVER LARGE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY DURING TRAFFIC STOP

   On September 5, at 12:57 a.m., a Connecticut State Trooper observed an SUV being operated eastbound on Interstate 84 in Tolland without its head-lamps illuminated.

   The Trooper conducted a motor vehicle stop between exits 68-69. During the course of the stop, Troopers uncovered a substantial amount of U.S. currency inside the SUV. Further investigation with the assistance of Federal Homeland Security Investigators confirmed that a previously deported felon was suspected of being engaged in bulk cash smuggling.

   Recovered from the vehicle were twenty-eight bundles of assorted U.S. currency believed to be in excess of $500,000.00. The suspect, the money and a 2001 Mitsubishi Montero SUV were seized by Homeland Security Officials pending Federal Prosecution.  

   Arrested by Homeland Security Agents was Jovanny Rosario,12-14-1966, of New York.  

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