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Posted on 06/03/2014 2:23:21 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Someone had tipped off federal agents that a California man with a large quantity of drug money would soon be boarding a flight from Minnesota to Arizona. They spotted him at gate H-7 in the Humphrey Terminal of Minneapolis-St. Paul International and let loose a "certified narcotics dog." The dog showed strong olfactory interest in two of the man's three pieces of luggage. So the feds seized those two bags and let the man get on the plane to Phoenix.
They knew what they might find in the two bags because the man had already told them that he had a large quantity of cash from his bingo business. The feds found no drugs, but $138,121 that - literally - smelled like marijuana, according to court records.
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The 10,000 dollar threshhold is the level at which one must declare posession when undertaking international travel. $10,000 in cash or negotiable instruments. You can take it, just have to declare it. No limit on domestic possession and transport, other than your tolerance for having it stolen by the government.
The dog felt pressured to go along - otherwise the cops would have shot him.
lol - he should’ve rented a car instead.
I think is a confusion with the FED requirement that any bank transaction of $10 or more must be reported and a similar reporting requirement if you are transporting $10K or more in or out of the USA.
Never heard of any restriction on personal cash on a citizen within the USA. Quote or link the Law please.
The law is: If the cops suspect that the cash came from drugs or illegal activity they can keep it.
If you are found “not guilty” or the cops just made a mistake, you may be able to get it back.
Simple isn’t it?????
There is no law restricting cash carried on a person in the US.
There is tyranny when LEO claim it smells like dope so they can seize it.
Corrupt and dog feces character deputies stole 3K of a paycheck from a friend’s son once on a bogus “drug” suspicion once. Because it was out of state and would have taken more money to get it back they simply added to their running tally for the month.
Legalized theft, pure and simple.
I have heard that the state highway patrol always sets up to catch drug mules on the south bound side of freeways. Mules would carry drugs north, then get stopped on their way south returning with drug money.
Everything gets confiscated and the mule gets a $250 or $500 bail. They bond out and disappear. Since no one ever comes back to claim the money or vehicles, the police get a real windfall for not much risk.
Remember the days when cops and SWAT teams would bust into drug houses? Doesn't seem to happen as much anymore.
Redistribution at work.
So what’s the result from my cash that smells like my sweaty butt where I keep my wallet when I engage in manual labor.
With that much money he should have driven or flown “private”.
With that much money he should have driven or flown “private”.
I think is a confusion with the FED requirement that any bank transaction of $10 or more must be reported “”””
I don’t think you mean only $10. The banks would be doing nothing all day long but reporting such transactions.
You mean $10,000 I think.
Nice little arrangement. Cops take their legal skim, the perp walks away till the next time. Now that seems like a very good reason to never actually win the so-called drug war.
For malefactors, it’s like letting them off with a somewhat randomly collected tax. They’ll soon have more where that came from.
For the innocent they are SCREWED.
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
Yup it basically is a TAX
I am strongly against civil forfeiture, but there was a tip to the cops; and just who transports almost $140K in cash from a legitimate business whether or not is smells like MJ.
It’s a three day drive. Don’t be stupid.
I think you have to show proof of origin on a lot of cash.
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