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.
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.
Carrying 3 million in cash in the trunk of a car when crossing a border. There's a pretty fair presumption that some illegal activity is involved here.
What are you, one of those limited-government types?! /s
Fairly sure you are not allowed to leave the U.S. with more than $10,000 in cash. So if you are taking $10,000 in cash outside the country, make sure you don’t have any change in your wallet or the whole lot could be confiscated.
Whew!
I thought this thread might actually proceed without the typical liberatarian “Give the money back” reply.
Asset forfeiture is always wrong. Right? So what if it’s two Mexicans with 3 million in cash that they can’t (won’t) explain? Give it back to them and tell them to drive safe now, ya here?
Right they should have used Money Orders.