Travelling to the US?

[tadolder]

Very alarming!


http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/americ...rge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736

 

[westwoody]

Do US Cops Know Right From Wrong?

The cops will say you can get your money back if you go to court.
Sure, hire a lawyer for $10k to start!
There was a show on A+E about this ten or fifteen years ago. It's been going on for decades.
There's a Washington Post article on this recently. Apparently many departments now depend on seizures for up to 20% of their budgets. So there's a high motivation to steal/seize anything they can.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

from the article

The Washington Post this week reported that in the past 13 years, there have been 61,998 cash seizures on roadways and elsewhere without use of search warrants. The total haul: $2.5 billion.

yep, that does say BILLION!

 

[westwoody]

Why don't more people open up about this? If I have to carry large amounts I use travellers cheques, do not know if that would be a good thing or a bad thing. I hope good.

I never carry large amounts of cash, maybe $100 max. Never use traveller's cheques, not worth the bother.

I use ATMs and get US currency when needed. Anything I want to buy I either use debit or credit card.