"Could have sworn I had $500,000 back there..."
"Huh, wuh?"
Posted on 09/23/2017 10:02:51 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
A K-9 unit intercepted $237,576 in cash during a traffic stop on U.S. 59 on Thursday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office reports.
A mother from Mission, Texas, and four children were in the SUV at the time of the stop. All five people were released at the scene, but an investigation is pending. The mother could be charged with money laundering, the sheriff's office said in a statement.
The vehicle, heading south through Rosenberg, was stopped for a traffic violation by a member of the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force's interdiction team.
The money was discovered during a roadside investigation, the sheriff's office said.
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"Could have sworn I had $500,000 back there..."
"Huh, wuh?"
I keep telling my wife...
Hmmmm? No names. What are the odds that at least one of the kids is an anchor baby or a dreamer?
That’s funny...Is that really her car? How dumb would one have to be to not at least TRY to hide it? AND be extra careful with driving so as not to get stopped? Pretty stupid!
With 4 kids, I’m sorry - she’ll need the $237,000....
It is money laundering to carry the cash? Or are they assuming because there is so much?
“The vehicle, heading south through Rosenberg, was stopped for a traffic violation by a member of the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force’s interdiction team.” That vehicle was under surveillance and the “traffic violation” was a pretext for stopping the vehicle.
Stopped by Narcotics for a traffic violation?
Did someone get a tip?
Probably drug money. It’s more probable that it was an illegal search, whether the dog “alerted” (wink wink) or not.
The money probably WAS hidden.
The cops like to spread out money, drugs, guns and then take these stupid posed pictures.
No she won't. The cartel bosses will bail her out of jail and then make her watch as they dismember her children in front of her before putting her out of her misery.
That'll be their way of sending a message to the next courier to not be so careless.
You really don’t think she was stopped for a simple traffic violation do you? She was fingered and a dime dropped on her, they already knew she had that cash in the car, the dog was just a formality to give them cause for a search.
The Mexican Federales make a better show of it.
That was going to be quite a shopping spree.
More than likely indicated drug residue. That's probably what triggered the dog.
If she had a 237K banknote or cashiers check it would have been OK.
You would have thought the cash would have blown out driving with the hatch open like that...
Drug money mule.
Did someone get a tip?
LOL They will now.
From watching too much 'Live PD' I'd say she made an illegal lane change, had expired registration or was driving a bit too fast.
Traffic cop pulls her over and gets suspicious and asks her if he can have a dog come out and look at the car.
Knowing she's not carrying any drugs, she consents and says "Si." and then the dog 'alerts' on the money.
No she won't. The cartel bosses will bail her out of jail and then make her watch as they dismember her children in front of her before putting her out of her misery.
That'll be their way of sending a message to the next courier to not be so careless.
Someone works in Narcotics and knows how the game is played. You or your source are spot on. She and the children were dead when they started tailing her.
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