# FATF R.32 — Cash couriers - **Part of:** [[FATF Recommendations]] Countries must detect physical cross-border transportation of currency and bearer negotiable instruments through a declaration and/or disclosure system, be able to stop or restrain suspicious or falsely declared cash, sanction false declarations and enable confiscation of cash related to money laundering, terrorist financing or predicate offences. ## Keyed AMLR articles _none_ ## Authoritative text > [!quote]- FATF Recommendation 32 — text of the Recommendation (FATF Recommendations, updated June 2026); interpretive note not reproduced > **32. Cash couriers** > Countries should have measures in place to detect the physical cross-border transportation of currency and bearer negotiable instruments, including through a declaration system and/or disclosure system. > Countries should ensure that their competent authorities have the legal authority to stop or restrain currency or bearer negotiable instruments that are suspected to be related to terrorist financing, money laundering or predicate offences, or that are falsely declared or disclosed. > Countries should ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are available to deal with persons who make false declaration(s) or disclosure(s). In cases where the currency or bearer negotiable instruments are related to terrorist financing, money laundering or predicate offences, countries should also adopt measures, including legislative ones consistent with Recommendation 4, which would enable the confiscation of such currency or instruments.