Swiss pilot appears before Ivorian court over nearly $2 million in undeclared cash
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Connection Ivoirienne
Swiss pilot David Noël Pérez appeared before an investigating judge in Abidjan on 21 October 2026 in a case involving nearly two million dollars in undeclared cash. He was detained on 8 August as he was preparing to leave Ivory Coast, after the money was found in his luggage during a customs inspection, Connection Ivoirienne reports.
Swiss pilot David Noël Pérez appeared on Wednesday 21 October 2026 before an investigating judge at the fourth chamber of Ivory Coast’s Economic and Financial Criminal Division. The case concerns the transport of nearly two million dollars in cash that had allegedly not been declared, Connection Ivoirienne reports.
Customs officers reportedly discovered the money in his luggage on 8 August as he was preparing to leave the country on a commercial flight. Pérez had arrived in Abidjan aboard a private jet. His appearance before the judge does not imply that he is guilty.
The appearance comes amid a recent series of judicial proceedings in Ivory Coast, following the summoning of six PDCI officials by the courts on 18 October and the committal for trial of the fake “Doctor Tanoh” on 20 October.
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