$1 Million Cash Found Concealed In Pickup

Mobile Press-Register ^ | 12-13-2006 | David Ferrara

[blam]

This truck was stopped on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay Sunday.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Looks like the LEO's all get new cars.

[Dante3]

Strange that the driver has not been named. Since the drug sniffing dog found the money, this might mean there were traces of drugs on the cash.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Cash can be confiscated if investigators believe it was associated with criminal activity

Land of the free my ass.

[patton]

Just about all US cash has trace amounts of drugs on it.

[Types_with_Fist]

The price of speeding sure has gone up...:-)

[Yo-Yo]

The trooper confiscated the cash, handed the driver a printed receipt and called the DEA, according to Earnhardt.

Not to sound apologetic for any form of drug trafficking, but whatever happened to "unreasonable searches and seizures" part of the Constitution?

Seize the cash, release the driver is wrong. Either let him go with the cash, or take him into custody, charge him with a crime, and place the cash into evidence.

Of course the probability is that the money is drug money, but the Fourth Amendment has gone the way of the Second Amendment.

[george76]

bttt

Looks like the LEO's all get new cars.

[KarlInOhio]

Strange that the driver has not been named. Since the drug sniffing dog found the money, this might mean there were traces of drugs on the cash.

Try to find any cash that doesn't have some drug trace on it. Unless you just picked it up at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's will call window it will almost certainly have some drug trace on it.

[Last Laugh]

Authorities would not say where the driver was from.

I bet it is not Mexico.

There is no reason to NOT say the suspect is Mexican. My immediate 'feeling' is, Mexico is mentioned as a "source" of drugs - probably to distract.

Could be a muslim. Too much is not being said.

[ansel12]

Has any one even considered the idea, that this guy could just be a plumber?

[wbill]

"Sir, why are you carrying 1 million in cash?"

"Because I want to."

Is there any need for more elaboration? So long as I'm not bringing it into or out of the country, it's perfectly legal.

[Bones75]

Strange that the driver has not been named. Since the drug sniffing dog found the money, this might mean there were traces of drugs on the cash."

That's because 90 percent of paper currency in the US has traces of cocaine. Drug dogs will always alert on large amounts of cash, regardless of any involvement with drugs.

"but authorities refused to say much Tuesday about why they seized the money and the vehicle. "

Yeah, I bet they were, since no drugs or anything illegal were found in the vehicle. Cops pull you over and you have too much money, they can take it if they please, without any concern.

What Constitution?

[mbynack]

I usually keep a few bucks for tolls in my truck, too.

[pissant]

And the problem with that is what? They'll hang on to it and let the guy show it is legit, which is about as likely as a pig flying. Should they let this illegal with a phony passport just continue on his way with cash in hand?

[dforest]

The truck was probably registered to William Jefferson.

[blue-duncan]

""As far as I know, I don't think he's in federal custody"

I bet he wishes he was in custody.

[KarlInOhio]

They'll hang on to it and let the guy show it is legit, which is about as likely as a pig flying.

Guilty until proven innocent.

[Muzzle_em]

Does anyone here know what is the minimum $$ amount one can carry around on oneself without it being confiscated if one is stopped?

[DCPatriot]

Did you ever consider that these dogs are trained to smell paper currency too and not just "drugs"?

$1Milliom in cash has to smell pretty strong, IMO.