It's going to San Francisco. We're almost going to delay. It's stopped boarding right now. Okay. You may leave freely, but the currency cannot. This situation appears straightforward, almost routine, involving nothing more than two passengers, a carry-on bag, and a large amount of cash discovered at an airport checkpoint. But as officers begin asking questions and listening carefully to the answers, it becomes clear that this is not just about money, but about identity, intent, and a story that starts to unravel almost immediately. On March 27, 2025, at approximately 7:24 p.m., officers responded to the west checkpoint at Orlando International Airport after the TSA alerted them to two passengers, Yuzhang Chen and Zinme Feng, attempting to conceal a significant amount of US currency inside a carry-on bag. Chen and Feng provide an explanation that sounds detailed on the surface, but quickly raises additional questions. We're going to ask you some questions. How are you all? Do you understand there was some money in your bag? Oh, yes. I'm going to translate for him. >> Okay. Who does the bag belong to? Do you have any documentation for the money? Only the only the only on the bag. Because we won we get some money from our account and some money is from casino. Okay. >> [snorts] >> It was all in the Where does it start? Right here? This is I save uh This money is uh From the check from the other account. My boss give me the income. Some is my boss give me the income. It's a little bit Can you explain me what he's saying? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Because I didn't know. So I'm used to Chinese ask him. This is I myself money. It's my money. I have job and then uh My sister give me some money. Cash? Okay. Yes, sure. Okay. Yeah. I understand he's saying this is his money that he earned. Uh does he her his sister give it to His sister gave it to him. Yes. Okay. And also the money is his parent give it to sister and his sister give him. How much money did his parents give him? My father is 7,000. 7,000? It's my mother. So his parent give him like almost like 7K and his sister give him almost like 8K. Okay. Yes. Okay. Where did the rest come from? Where did the rest come from? And the and the rest come from we go to the gambling. Casino. The casino? Yeah, casino. And how much did you win there? About 15. Okay. And I won like 5K. And you won like five. So some of yours is in there, too? Yeah, it's in there, too. And then what did you do after the casino and after your parents gave you the money and everything? He he should buy a he want to buy a car. So the money that you withdrew from his account >> Uh-huh. that was the money that his sister and his mother gave him? Uh-huh. Okay. And then the rest of it is from the casino. Yes. >> Okay. And that was never deposited into an account or anything? Sorry? The money from the casino was never deposited into his account? >> Yeah, they because they didn't they won't be give me the documents or the receipt. They just say, "Oh, hey, you got a car. Pay your car and give me the money." But they let us write a W-9. >> Do you have any of that paperwork from the casino? No. That's that's not possible. Yeah. Chen and Feng are unable to produce any receipt or proof that they actually won the money, but this was just the beginning of their problem. As officers began the standard process of inventorying the cash, they discovered something even more incriminating. They usually give you a receipt for your winnings. >> no. About how much was it? About 40,000. She has about 5,000. He has about 40,000. Okay. Uh 15 16 of which he said was from relatives. Another 15 from the casino. All wrapped in rubber bands by TSA. No documentation whatsoever. He has he does have transactions on his app. So about A couple of 2,000. For what he got from the family? Yeah. But no documentation for the stuff from the casino. And where's your flight? Where's your flight to? It's going to San Francisco. We're almost going to delay. It's stopped boarding right now. Okay. Okay. Sure. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What casino was that? Uh Hard Rock in Tampa. Hard Rock Tampa? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you you are free to leave. The money has to stay until we can investigate further. Okay? So we have to make some notifications. Do you want to explain that to him? You you two are free to leave, but the money has to stay until we can do some investigation. >> Yeah. We're making a phone call Yeah. to someone else. They're going to decide if they want to come out and speak with you further. If they don't, then you can leave with the currency, not a problem. At this point, you're not detained. You may leave freely, but the currency cannot. If you would like to uh leave, then we can go back to the office. You can leave the currency there and so forth. But we're making a phone call and it shouldn't take more than a few minutes here now to determine if they're going to come out. If they do not want to come out if they do not want to come out, then you guys leave. That's it. Take your money and you can go where you're going to go, okay? So Do you have the Do you have the image? Do you have the image? I'll be right back. This is her bag. Do you have his bag? That's her bag or his? He said it was his. He said it was it was in the jacket. Can I see what's in there? Is anything How was it concealed? The money? Well, I it's just Okay. That's that's all you found? >> Yeah, that's that was all of it. And how was it in the bag? Just in the pocket? She said it was wrapped in the jacket inside the bag. And now her her bag has cash in it, too? I didn't check. They didn't pull her bag. Her bag wasn't pulled. When when did you go to the casino? Uh about a yesterday. Yesterday? Yesterday the day before yesterday and the day before before yesterday we went there like three days. Yeah. And you don't have any receipt or anything? Neither of you? Have you been to the casino before? Yes, I have. They give you a receipt. >> you a receipt. Yes, they do. They do. They don't because we have the member card. Just like my member card. Can I see your Can I see your member card? You don't have to show me, but You lost it? You you lost it? Come on. We just need to see Do Do you have a membership card? Do you have like an account for the casino where you can pull up your winnings? The airline called you. Okay. Okay. Did you check the rest of the bag? That's all the cash that was in there. There's nothing hidden in the liner? Yeah. Got you. They do have reservations where it shows that they were So when you open the bag and then I saw yeah, I asked him how much do you have here? He said about 40,000. It was like actually like wrapped up in this. Yeah. And with the little rubber band around Sweet. Haven't finished counting this. It's going to be over 50. I asked him specifically if it's over 50. No, no, no. And this this stacks is bigger than that. And he's saying that So And then 200 120. All California. All different. But all three of the Oh, no, we have William Spencer. Basically we have Garrett money call out and Scott's got a little over 100,000. Cash? And with a second 50,000 cash uh he had three fake IDs and a couple uh looks like fraudulent credit cards. And do you have some water? Take a seat. I'll get you some water. Cool. He's just detained, okay? I'm sorry. I'll I'll explain. Give me a sec. Give me a sec. Which means he's not free to go. He doesn't need to be under arrest. He's just detained, okay? Okay. Can I call my uh family? I told you What do you want him to do? I can I call you my phone and then call my family? Do you have any more IDs on you? No. We found no like 70,000. And whose bag? Just come on over here, okay? Yes, yes. I'll get it to you. He's got May I see your wallet? Yeah, absolutely. Can you run these on telly? Yes. Thank you. One is mine. One is yours? Yeah. Which one is yours? This one. That one's yours. Okay. Thank you. Which name? Ziyang Feng. Which one? Yeah. Nothing in my bag. You can check. There's money. Yes, nothing. Any ID? Nothing. Money and IDs? Yeah, they had Where do you have Where do you have those IDs? Wait for her to come back. Yeah, yeah. Okay. This is my all hat. I need pay my friend lot of money. This is my all is my friend money. I need pay my friend lot of money. Why? 120,000. You have to pay your friend. I go to the This is my all is my friend money. I want to to the casino all in, you know? This is all my friend money. Oh my god, you take the anything. I need a You know? When she comes back, we're going to talk, okay? Yes. >> When she comes back, let's talk. You can kill me. If you take out this money, you can kill me. No. No, you can't. This is my all have. I need to pay my my friend another money. We'll talk about that. We'll figure out why we're here. >> This is my all have I have. I need to pay them more money. You can kill me first. I don't know the airline can be taken another money in here. I don't know. So, then I need to go to a jail? Jail? Right now, I want to talk to you, okay? No. So, later I need to go to a jail? Jail? Like a jail? Jail? A jail? >> Yeah. That's why I want to talk to you. I want to find out what's going on, but I don't want to try to talk to you and you not understand what I'm saying, okay? >> Okay, okay, just go. You got to sit. Just go, just go, just go. I don't want to listen to anything. You take away my everything. I just go. Sit. You want to You don't want to talk to me? You want to tell me what's going on? This is my all have, you know? That's what I want to know what's going on, okay? But I can't do that until I I I really get to talk to you, but you don't understand everything I'm saying. Or do you understand everything I'm saying? I just need my money. Do you understand everything I'm saying? Yeah, I I I You can show me. You can show me. So, you're willing to talk to me? You can show me, yeah. Okay. Yeah, you can show me. Let's give her about 5 more minutes. If she doesn't show up, then we'll talk. >> me. Just show me. It's okay. Just show me. Show you? Yeah, just show me. Talk to you? Yeah. This is my all have. >> Here she is. This is my all have. You sit down. Tell him to stay seated. This is the one that he says is his real one. Uh-huh. Yeah. This one is also real. >> And this came back to nothing? Uh that came back to nothing. That one came back to another Chinese person. Yeah, he seems Chinese. Stand up. Take off my glasses. Okay. You need to follow me. Good? All right. Come with me. Come with me. Hold on. Hold on. Let me talk to my girlfriend something. Nope. We're going. Yeah? Can I tell something? No. Yeah, we got to go. This way. Other side? Just have a seat over there, okay? I didn't know. All right. I'll let I'll let you know once everything's done. This is his his property? Yes. Okay. I'll put it in. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you, guys. Yep. How much do I pay, right? Now or what? Okay. Just going to throw it up? Hold on. Can I catch it? No, let's put it in first. Can I put it in this? Yeah, he's been patted down a couple times. How about my cigarette and lighter? What? What's that? Those can't go to the jail. Um I don't know um if cigarettes were allowed to go to the jail. The detectives put everything in your bag now, okay? And then whatever couldn't go, they brought they gave it to your your friend, your girlfriend. Chen is escorted to a temporary detainment area inside the airport. The officers eventually discovered that Chen does not have legal status to remain in the United States, and promptly the Immigration and Customs Enforcement were notified. In the end, Yu Zeng Chen was charged with fraud, impersonation, creating or possessing fictitious personal identification, but the unanswered questions remain. Where did he get the money from? And who and where are the owners of the credit cards? But regardless of the answers, it definitely wasn't the best day for Chen.