CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Over $150,000 in cash was found Tuesday in Refugio.
The Refugio County Sheriff's Office said they stopped a vehicle at 9:30 a.m. on Alamo Street for a traffic violation.
When deputies asked the driver for consent to search the vehicle, the driver refused.
That's when over $152,000 was found in hidden sealed bags. Deputies seized and turned the cash in as evidence.
The driver and occupants are being charged with money laundering, which is a second degree felony.
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