ACLU sues DEA on behalf of truck whose money was seized

Houston Chronicle ^ | August 24, 2007 | The Associated Press

[Eagle Eye]

Thank you!

[Minutemen]

Declare it to who?

[Minutemen]

????”needles or cash in excess of $10,000,”????

[eastforker]

Driving around domesticly with over $10,000 seems to be reasonable cause for search,.................I have no idea what frame of mind you are in, but it sucks to be you.

[ROP_RIP]

A warrant is generally not required to search a vehicle involved in a traffic stop. See: Carroll doctrine

As a general rule I would make it absolutely clear that I do not consent to a search, but would fully cooperate if the officer chose to conduct a search anyway. If you consent, it will be extremely difficult to get the court to find that the search was illegal - even if there was no valid basis for it.

[dalereed]

“Declare it to who?”

US Customs when you cross the border.

[Minutemen]

"Declare it to who?"

Sorry, my bad! (eyes) I read COUNTY: should haveread COUNTRY!

[elfman2]

“So you’re still condoning government agents stealing money from a resident without any evidence of a crime, aren’t you?”

No way bubba. Me and my kin’ll be helping you fending'm off from your bunker as long as your Y2K rations hold out.

[Eagle Eye]

Protecting us from whom?

Sorry, I didn’t see any “/s” tag or similar, so I have to ask.

[Minutemen]

State Mounties here do it all the time (grab $5,000 cash) from a restaraunt owner on his way home with the days receipts.
He has to prove it ISN'T drug money. Matter of fact, he can spend that much in legal fees defending himself- RUBBISH

[elfman2]

“I have no idea what frame of mind you are in, but it sucks to be you.”

You’re right Tex, I’m just a fascist wacko coming for them big catfish of yours next...

[live+let_live]

lol

Count me in. I don’t see any point in living forever.

[Eagle Eye]

You’re so smart you must have bof teef.

[Redbob]

"It is pretty bad when you have to take sides with ACLU."

Agreed, but what're you gonna do?

The ACLU's gotta be in the right ONCE in a while, eh?

[vetsvette]

“A warrant is generally not required to search a vehicle involved in a traffic stop. See: Carroll doctrine”

I stand corrected — but the effect is about the same.

I would never consent, but I’d expect the worst from my refusal.

[Minn]

...across the Mexican border...

The story says weigh station, not border. Is it illegal to have larg amounts of cash in a border town?

[Minutemen]

If the truck driver carried over $10,000 across the border without a proper declaration, that will result in legal action.

But millions of illegal aliens do it every week- one paycheck at a time going back to Mexico-
But that is o.k.?

[Doe Eyes]

Driving around domesticly with over $10,000 seems to be reasonable cause for search,

And his money should be confiscated even though nothing illegal was found?

[Eagle Eye]

Nah, you’re just a poor imitation of Kevin Curry with only a fraction of his wit and intelligence.

Heck, you’re making his discussion style appear credible in comparison to yours.