Depends on the country you'll travel from.
Don't bring more than $10.000, they can confiscate it when you embarking.
Cash sniffing dogs work in departures not arrival.
He was out on bail 6+ months.
Got before a judge and got fined, then sent to IDC (immigration detention center) for deportation.
Took two months for NZ embassy to schedule a flight home.
He could have gone home in one day if he could afford to buy a ticket himself.