One has to wonder if it had been Warren Buffet or Bill Gates flying in his private jet with a stash of cash if it would have been subjected to the same seizure. We are all equal but some of us are more equal than others.

Plain and simple, they are fuckers

This is like forfeiture laws. You get arrested in many states under suspicion of a crime. They come in and seize your property and bank accounts before they even have a hearing. The ou go to trial, are exonerated but your property is gone with a boatload of expensive legal work to try and get it back. Basically government highway robbery.

His life savings was likely to be over the limit that you could safely carry around with you. As such they will take the money coz "he might be a drug dealer." We have an added possibility that he might be "taking the money out of the country." Sometimes it is a long hard fight to get this money back, if you ever get the money back.

This is like forfeiture laws. You get arrested in many states under suspicion of a crime. They come in and seize your property and bank accounts before they even have a hearing. The ou go to trial, are exonerated but your property is gone with a boatload of expensive legal work to try and get it back. Basically government highway robbery.

Yeah they snuck some pretty sick civil forfeiture laws into place. In most states if you get pulled over/car searched and you've got enough cash on you to possibly have anything to do with shady business, the police will just keep it. No need to prove anything, I'll just be takin' these huggies and any cash you got.

I haven't check the link yet. However one thing comes to mind, there is a very well documented restriction for travelers. It is illegal to carry more than ten grand in any type of currency and like any other law, not knowing is not an excuse. How much was this 64 year old was carrying?

This is true in far too many instances with property seizure. It is no wonder so many people are so angry.