Think twice before heading to the airport with that huge wad of cash

Buffalo News ^ | July 26, 2020 | Matthew Spina

[sickoflibs]

RE:”I think should be able to travel with cash. I personally don’t understand why you’d want to travel with 12k though, but then again I don’t claim to understand everyone’s lifestyles.”

Right now cash is frowned upon by merchants because of COVID, and a shortage of coins.

I like the no-cash self checkout machines at Walmarts and Wegmans, they get me to the front or the lines while the using cash folks have to wait in line.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”If not drugs then tax evasion.”
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Or he could simply want to buy a car or any other item that the seller may want cash. Don't jump to conclusions.”

Actually what I posted at the comment you responded to was :”12K of cash and not being to be able to show where you got it from, like a bank receipt, looks pretty suspicious.”

I didn't post a conclusion

[napscoordinator]

There’s a limit allowed on airplanes and 12,000 is beyond that limit.

[ASA Vet]

There good reason is they want to. They will call in a dog who is trained to “alert’ on command. The command does not need to be verbal.

[ASA Vet]

THEIR........

[sickoflibs]

RE:”How about carrying a bank withdrawal receipt with you?”

I beat you to it #6

[Huskrrrr]

Sorry, I need to read the previous posts more carefully. :0)

[sickoflibs]

RE:”There’s a limit allowed on airplanes and 12,000 is beyond that limit.”

Found this

What is the most amount of cash you can fly with?
There is no limit to the amount of cash you can carry domestically or internationally. However, traveling internationally you should declare any amount in currency or currency equivalents (like cashier's checks for example) that is above the value $10,000; this is because you need to provide the source of funds.

How much cash can you carry on US domestic flights?
If you are on a domestic flight in the US, there is no limit as to the amount of cash you carry. However, the TSA requires you to declare your cash if the amount exceeds $10,000 or its foreign equivalent.

[napscoordinator]

Thanks. I thought it was 10 grand but wasn’t 100 percent sure. People always feel like they can skirt the rules. I’m glad some get caught.

[Huskrrrr]

Thanks!

[ConservativeMind]

Cash is inherently “suspicious?”

Unless they know you did something illegal, it should mean nothing. It’s like saying they can take your Tesla because it’s worth more than what others drive, so it’s “suspicious.”

This is wrong and it is also wrong to sell off assets from potential criminals until it has been fully adjudicated.

These are all overreaches by government.

[NobleFree]

The government will be by shortly to take all your possessions that you don’t have a receipt for.

[Rebelbase]

Is sure does. Especially to someone who has never had that much money in their possession at one time.

Loser.

[frank ballenger]

I always had at least $3000 cash in my pocket

I have always admired your posts and want to be sure you realize how thankful I am to be your very close FRiend. Don't forget us little people on your way up to further wealth.

I can afford to take you out to lunch on me if you agree to say "no" when asked "Do you want fries with that?"

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Unless they know you did something illegal, it should mean nothing. It’s like saying they can take your Tesla because it’s worth more than what others drive, so it’s “suspicious.”

It's called probable cause.

If you have no proof of where you got huge amounts of cash ‘legally’ when they find it in your carry-on then its your problem, probably drug or tax evasion $$$.

For international flights you have to report over $10K in cash.

Remember in Scarface he flew to Bolivia to setup a $$$ laundering scheme ?

[edwinland]

That’s a great find, can you provide the link.

of course the value of cash has nothing whatsoever to do with transportation “security”. It’s just a “because we can” rule.

[ConservativeMind]

“Probable cause” should only apply to a suspect in an actual crime. As in, “We found CM near the murder and he was heard to have had an argument with the murdered person.”

There is no “probable cause” with cash, cars, houses, etc. without evidence of a crime.

This is an overreach of government.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Is sure does. Especially to someone who has never had that much money in their possession at one time”

I don't sell drugs so I have no reason to risk large sums of my $$$ by carrying it around in cash.

Bought a new car two years ago ~ $20K, paid by check not with drug $$$

[ConservativeMind]

This might help inform the discussion:

Probable Cause to Seize Property

Probable cause to seize property exists when facts and circumstances known to the officer would lead a reasonable person to believe that the item is contraband, is stolen, or constitutes evidence of a crime.

When a search warrant is in play, police generally must search only for the items described in the warrant. However, any contraband or evidence of other crimes they come across may, for the most part, be seized as well.

Should evidence prove to have resulted from an illegal search, it becomes subject to the “exclusionary rule” and cannot be used against the defendant in court. After hearing arguments from the prosecuting and defense attorneys, the judge decides whether evidence should be excluded.

Probable Cause
https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/probable-cause.html

Under what logical aspect of “reasonable” does someone have to think a crime was committed when one person has $10,001 dollars in their pocket instead of $10,000? This is an absolute perversion of any sense.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”That’s a great find, can you provide the link.”

There are a few of these searched 'amount of cash allowed on flights'
How to Travel on an Airline With Cash(March 15, 2018 )