Posted on 01/12/2023 9:47:51 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas seized more than $930,000 in U.S. currency during an attempted border crossing to Mexico. The officers found the undeclared cash in a vehicle being driven across the Brownville-Matamoros International Bridge on Tuesday.
CBP officers assigned to the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge on January 10 observed a 2013 Chevrolet approaching in the exit lanes. Officers selected the vehicle for a “routine inspection” and directed the 21-year-old U.S. citizen driver to the secondary inspection area, according to a statement by CBP officials.
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Wasn’t that supposed to be waiting in El Passo for the big guy?
$930K? I gave that guy exactly $1 million. Where'd my other $70K go?
Based on Biden inflation, that $930K is already now worth only $750K.
I need three-fiddy if there’s any extra.
Proper term is “earmark”.
This is just another instance of asset forfeiture. And I am in a very small minority here at FYI when I say, in situations like this, I have no problems with seizing this cash.
You know and I know this is drug money as is the majority of assets seized in this like manner. If this money is legitimate, then the person has a right to due process. A right these people very rarely use. This is just the price of doing business in a trillion dollar illicit drug market.
Sometimes the mules get caught with drugs or cash, and when they do they claim they don’t know anything about it, the feds let them go and keep the cash and everyone lives another day.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
FYI = FR
There is no crime bringing cash across the border. The crime is not declaring it when you do. All they have to do is declare it. A Suspicious Activity Report is then filed with the Treasury department. What is the TD going to do about it when it goes into some stash house in Mexico or Colombia?
I do have a problem with asset forfeiture without due process inside the USA. And yes, obviously this cash is proceeds generated by a cartel from smuggling drugs or guns or humans.
The cartels won’t be happy with that news action to be taken?.
It sounds like Tater Ortiz’s boys have their stuff together. Yee Haw!
Stop patting yourself on the back.
This person actually was violating the law in this case and was arrested.
What we object to is cases where the person was violating NO law and was NOT arrested.
They just happened to have cash on them that the JBT wanted.
Way too many instances of obviously legit money and property kept by law agencies and the innocent owner is SOL.
I was thinking some of this is protection money payable to Biden and co. for allowing the cartels free rein and transit across the border. 10% to the Big Guy?
Yes, I have bad thoughts, but perhaps not inaccurate ones.
What law made possession of cash a crime?
His family will be found hacked to death by the end of the month.
And yes,this is far different from someone traveling County Road 227 in Texas and is pulled over by the Bixby County Sheriff's Dept for a broken headlight and they find $2,000 cash on you,seize it as "suspected drug money",and then send you on your way. Much different,in fact.
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