A Saudi national is facing legal action in Egypt for attempt to smuggle SR297,000.
The customs officers at Cairo International Airport searched passenger and found the cash in his pocket.
The Saudi man was planning to travel to Khartoum, Sudan, aboard an Egypt Air plane.
He has also been charged with attempting to give SR500 bribe to an Egyptian customs officer to clear him and allow him to board the plane.
Under Egyptian Central Bank regulations, passengers leaving the country are not allowed to carry more than SR10,000.