A couple of patriotic X’ers (including @DataRepublican) have done some investigation into cash exported to Somalia. They discovered why the money was being routed through the Minneapolis airport:

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Okay @DataRepublican, and I did some general numbers on the SomaliFraud cash going through Minneapolis airport.

According to reports, over 2 years, they moved roughly $700MM through the airport.

That means (if they used $100 bills) they moved 7.7 metric tons of cash, and keep in mind, this is just what was flagged over the past 2 years.

Couple notes on that number:

That would essentially mean that the Somalis were taking a $1 million dollar duffle bag through the airport — EVERY SINGLE DAY — for two years.

Further, we can assume that this is only the money that was flagged.

If the Somalis were just wandering through without declaring every cash bag, we could be talking 10x the amount.

The question then became:

WHY Minneapolis?

Well, after some quick discussing with regular travelers of the MN airports.

The Somalis run the airport.
They’re the ground crews.
They’re the airport staff.
They’re friggin TSA.

We have an airport in the United States of America run by pirates.

That’s kind of a problem.

More on where we think the money is going later… 🇺🇸

Recap of the problem:

Federal authorities have flagged nearly $700 million in cash detected in luggage from the Minneapolis airport between 2024 and 2025, with $342.37 million in 2024 and $349.4 million in 2025 alone.  These movements are believed to involve a small number of couriers of Somali descent traveling to Dubai via Amsterdam, often using routine routes.

The cash flow, described as “exponentially larger” than similar movements at other major U.S. airports, has triggered a federal investigation under the Trump administration, with officials citing potential links to welfare fraud, money laundering, and national security risks, including concerns that funds may reach extremist groups like Al-Shabaab.  The investigation also identified Columbus, Ohio, as a previously unknown transit point, suggesting a broader network pooling money from Somali communities across the U.S. before funneling it through Minnesota.