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via:myfoxhouston

A British man tried to smuggle $90,000 in his underpants on a ferry from England to France, it emerged Thursday.

John Anthony Maurice, 68, was caught out by a sniffer dog as he waited to board the boat in June 2008.

His briefs scam was revealed as the former property salesman was jailed for four years Wednesday, after pleading guilty to money laundering offenses totaling almost $6 million.

“Maurice claimed he was exchanging money on behalf of his clients who wished to purchase furniture for their Spanish properties,” customs investigator Robert Alder told local newspaper the Western Morning News.

“Throughout our inquiry Maurice refused to disclose the identities of his clients and there was no evidence to support any of his claims.”