A 100 block rope-off for “money laundering” etc could also be a cover story for another actual reason for a big cordon and search, the true reason they might not want to disclose. A large bomb, WMD, something like that. They might need to block of a chunk of a city, and might not want to tell us the real reason why.
Agree 100%. 100 freaking blocks..??
“Money Laundering bust” smells like a cover story x 100.