TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa woman, Mirtza Ocana, has been sentenced to five months in federal prison for attempting to smuggle over $100,000 into the United States.
On February 5, 2024, Ocana returned from Cuba and falsely declared to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that she had nothing to declare.
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However, CBP agents discovered $31,409 in her luggage and purse, and an additional $71,300 concealed on her person.
Ocana pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2024 and, in addition to prison time, was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and forfeit the smuggled money.
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