Border Patrol seizes $3M from two cars heading to Mexico

Foxnews.com ^ | 12/21/2016

[Ragnar54]

The U.S. Border Patrol says over $3 million has been seized after it was found on Tuesday inside two cars in Escondido, California.

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The cash was being smuggled from the U.S. into Mexico.

[Ragnar54]

A bit clumsy for a sophisticated drug cartel. Maybe this was a payment from a certain foundation for votes in the last election? Perhaps 50% down, 50% after delivery at $1 per vote?

[Rennes Templar]

In before the wall!

[Ken522]

Authorities should use that seized money to pay down the national debt! /sarc

[Eddie01]

IBTW

You might have something there.

[Blennos]

3 million? Good. A small down payment to pay for The Wall.

[Freemeorkillme]

Wonder how many anti-cartel hit teams that may fund...

[kingu]

I’m going to guess that both of those drivers will be fired from the cartel, with extreme prejudice.

[bgill]

Save the expense of a trial and deport the drivers. Justice will be done in short order.

[nuconvert]

How about using it to pay for an extension to the wall?

[JimRed]

A couple of couriers will be dead within the next few months.

Failure is not an option in that business!

[pgkdan]

That’s a nice down payment on the wall.

[Ragnar54]

Maybe they weren't working for the cartel. Who did Clinton pay for all those extra California votes, and when did she pay them?

"Over 500,000 Online Voter Registrations in Final 48 hours before California Deadline"

[Iron head mike]

3 million, that number doesn’t even stun me anymore.

[ibheath]

Maybe I am just old fashioned, but do they have any proof this money is tied to illegal activities? I really hate that money gets seized without any proof that it is part of illegal activities. Carrying cash should not be illegal, and the government should not be able to profit from it.

[mikefive]

I’m sure some liberal judge in CA will find that there was no reason for the search or no reason to confiscate it, and it’ll soon be on its way. /sarc, but not really :-)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"...but do they have any proof this money is tied to illegal activities?"

They will. They'll test it for traces of cocaine which will prove positive and...Voila! Illegal cash.

Of course, nearly every $100 bill in the US will test positive for cocaine.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

What a waste of money and effort that was by the Clinton campaign. They were going to win CA anyway. They should have concentrated elsewhere. But, I’m glad they didn’t.

[Red Badger]

Merry Christmas Border Patrol!.................

[Red Badger]

The money should be given to the families of the slain Border Patrol Agents.....................

[deport]

Looks like Fox is recycling a story from back August 28, 2016.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/28/border-patrol-seizes-3m-in-cash-destined-for-mexico.html