In August of 2020, a woman named Joe Emma Larvin made her way to the Heathrow Airport in London, with seven suitcases. Larvin was nervous because inside

those suitcases were stacks of cash wrapped in rubber bands and plastic worth

nearly three3 million.

Larvin texted her boyfriend on the way to the airport.

Heart rates gone up a little.

If you aren't comfortable, do not do it.

You have to be comfortable, Joe.

The text messages, which eventually came out in court documents,

are being read by our colleagues.

Larvin and another traveler had been hired to sneak the money on a flight,

from London to Dubai.

But by doing so, they'd be breaking the law, which requires passengers to tell customs how much

money they're taking out of the country. If they were caught Larvin and her

travel partner risked arrest. At the airport, Larvin and her partner wheeled the suitcases inside and dropped them off at the

Emirates airline counter. Then she texted her boyfriend again.

Just going to go through security. Okay, that's good.

Do you feel okay?

Five minutes later, Larvin was through.

Yes, phew.

Is that the difficult bit done?

Was it okay?

Straightforward? I think so, yes.

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