This wording does not seem to be impressing the JBTs when they see something they want to steal without trial. Consider the case of the Guatemalan dishwasher who, after working in the US for 11 years, returned to Guatemala without filling out the right Customs form on leaving the US, and had $59,000 cash stolen.
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=30904
This happened long after CAFRA 2000, and this wasn't even a drug case. I don't like stoners any more than you do, but what I really resent is drug enforcement being used as an excuse to militarize law enforcement and strip us of our basic rights.
Despite that governmentally-ignored verbiage you cited, we have now lost the right to carry cash without getting official permission. AND... we still have the same drug problem.
But you can't expect me to have sympathy for his guy.
He's an illegal alien who was here for 11 years without taking the time to learn English or become familiar with our laws. He never paid taxes on his earnings. He failed to report that cash when he was leaving the US. Spending that money in Guatemala does nothing for American jobs. He's a criminal, and you're acting like some bleeding heart liberal.
After taxes, fines, and penalties, we'll use what's left to build a wall.