Cash Smuggling Duo Charged
ATLANTA – Bubacarr Drammeh, a 42-year-old employee of DAL Global Services, LLC, and his wife Matako Drammeh, 38, have been charged with running an illegal cash smuggling business through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
According to U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak, the Drammehs exploited Bubacarr’s status as an airline employee to evade airport security screenings and smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash through security checkpoints. The cash was then transported to California on passenger flights.
“Airports are a critical component of our nation’s transportation infrastructure,” said U.S. Attorney Pak. “The alleged actions of the Drammehs put all passengers at risk. We are committed to protecting the integrity of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport, from this kind of activity.”
The couple allegedly took over 50 trips, with Matako Drammeh taking cash delivered by her husband through security undetected. Bubacarr Drammeh also bribed or attempted to bribe airport employees with money to smuggle bulk cash through security.
On September 2, 2017, Bubacarr Drammeh attempted to bring a bag filled with over $140,000 in cash through an employee security checkpoint. When a screener at the checkpoint found stacks of money in his bag, Bubacarr Drammeh allegedly offered the screener $8,000 in cash in exchange for not reporting the money to the authorities.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against the Drammehs in July 2018, charging them with conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and entering an aircraft and airport area in violation of security requirements. Bubacarr Drammeh was also charged with bribery.
The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security Investigations Division, with assistance from the Atlanta Police Department.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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