Actually, the former (got indicted)DA in my County had his own police, aka, task force for asset seizures. He, and the District Judge (also indicted)used the funds for vacations to Hawaii.
Don’t ask me how they know, but if you are traveling on I-10 through Kerr County, TX and have a large sum of cash, these guys have a habit of taking it, labeling it drug money, money laundering, or whatever, and you can kiss it goodbye.
interesting that a large sum of money was asked for and that there was one... perhaps the new currency has an electronic signature that can be picked up by radar... perhaps threads woven into the denominations.
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