Overview
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection secured the cash and held Alejandra María Ang Hernández for several hours before she returned to Mexico.
- Reports differ on the amount seized, citing roughly 800,000 pesos or about $40,000 in U.S. currency.
- The deputy says she mistakenly left the cash in her GMC Yukon and planned to use it to buy a vehicle.
- Media accounts indicate her visa was not revoked, and she may have about a month to document the money’s origin to avoid further penalties.
- Ang Hernández presides over the state congress’s Fiscalization Commission and serves as a vice president of the Baja California legislature, drawing added scrutiny to the case.