“So possessing cash is a crime?”
Apparently so, at least in very large quantities crossing borders without a reasonable explanation...
Why should a free man have to justify to the government why he is carrying cash?
And how on Earth can you condone those actions and still pretend to enjoy freedom?
Borders= state lines and $23,700 in cash in my mind does not constitute large quantities, and, BTW, his explanation was he did not like banks. If he is an owner/operator 300 gallaons of fuel cost about $1000, thats less than 3 days driving. Tire blows? Thats another $300.Transmission or engine failure, another $10 K. His truck should gross about$150K-$200K a year. $23K is sqaut.
Where did it say he was crossing the border? Did I miss that? The article said he was from El Paso.
He was in New Mexico. The weigh station is at mile marker 349, Nara Visa, that’s 56 miles North of the border, and still 5 miles SW of re-entering Texas.
That’s also the freight and truck route to Ft Bliss off of I-10 and loop 375. It’s also a straight shot to/from Tucumcari and I-40.He could have just picked up or dropped off there
He could have just been doing his job, trying to make a living. If he was an illegal, they would have taken his truck, and held him for a hearing.
Many Mexicans don’t use banks. And many truckers carry cash in case of breakdowns, especially when running through rural/desolate areas. If you blow your motor, and I suspect he was in an older truck, it’ll cost upwards of 15k to have it rebuilt.
There is NO LAW against carrying cash, in any amounts, in this Country. Had it been me, I would have driven to a safe distance away, and called every TV station, radio station, newspaper, and the f’n FBI, before I left without my money. LOL
And, pray tell, what crime is that?