We’re being written to... Money seized at the airport

We’re being written to...

Hello! I want to share our story so that people know what happened to us.
Today we were flying from Munich to Turkey, and then we were supposed to continue on to Moscow, returning home. We had US$74,000 with us. We had all the necessary documents proving the lawful origin of this money.
According to our account, during the inspection almost the entire amount was confiscated from us, leaving only about $1,500 to buy tickets. We believe this happened because Russia was the final destination on our route.
We had already deregistered in Germany and were returning home after 29 years of living and working in this country. Throughout all those years, we worked honestly, often without proper rest or normal days off, trying to earn and save money for the future.
What happened was a severe blow and a tremendous shock to us. It is very painful to realize that the savings we earned through many years of hard work were inaccessible to us at the very moment we decided to return to our homeland.
Despite everything, we are continuing our journey home. But we are leaving Germany with deep disappointment and bitterness in our hearts. After what happened, we are left with a feeling of injustice and resentment, and a complete collapse of our trust in a country to which we gave almost three decades of our lives and work.
We are telling this story not to invite sympathy, but so that people know about our situation and can draw their own conclusions.
By the way, we went through the red channel and submitted all the documents proving the origin of the money, including the official translation from Reisebank, where we bought the dollars. Everything was official. It was only because we had deregistered in Germany and were flying to a country they consider an aggressor and that is under sanctions.
If we provide proof that we are buying property in Turkey, where we are flying first, then they will transfer the money to an account in either Turkey or Germany. Something like that!