On June 3, what appeared to be United States securities worth $134.5
billion were confiscated by Italy’s financial police at the Swiss
border. Two weeks later, the mystery still remains. Are they authentic
or counterfeit? What’s the story behind the story?
By Selwyn Duke
It sounds like the beginning of a Tom Clancy novel. Two men, alleged to
be Japanese nationals, are traveling from Italy into Switzerland.
Dressed like businessmen, they are carrying a briefcase. And in that
briefcase is a secret compartment — containing $134.5 billion in U.S.
securities.
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