YouTube is rife with asset forfeiture cases that are dirty.
I watched one just the other day where a retired military male who didn’t trust banks was carrying a large sum of cash in the car to visit his kids. Going from Texas to California. I believe it was around $40k. Admittedly not smart, but nothing illegal about it.
He was dumb enough to be cooperative and answer all questions asked of him. Then, he gave permission to search his car. He had done nothing wrong, after all.
Cop’s supervisor shows up. Demands a drug dog sniffs the cash. The dog hits in the cash. Boom. It’s drug money and seized. No charges, no arrest of the “drug dealer”
Took a lawsuit to get his money back.
Several lessons learned. Be polite, but don’t answer questions. Don’t carry life savings in the car with you. Don’t give permission to search your vehicle.
Also, the lawsuit quoted a study that over 60% of all cash bills have traces of drugs on them.
So, odds are, you’re carrying drug money.