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There's a rather famous court case about civil asset forfeiture involving somebody who had just closed on their house for cash. Cops stopped the car, decided the money was dirty, stole it.

Carrying a ton of cash is unusual, but does really happen.

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tptacek 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes: this definitely happens. I'm not making a broader argument about the legitimacy of civil asset forfeiture.

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UncleMeat 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The key point in my comment is "closed on their house for cash." It isn't unheard of to carry around such a massive pile of cash even if you aren't a drug dealer.

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mikeyouse an hour ago | parent [-]

The end of this particular story was "charged with several felonies, plead guilty and received probation" so it's safe to assume this cash wasn't a civil asset forfeiture, and certainly wasn't from the sale of a house.

	▲	zoklet-enjoyer 31 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		They charged him with money laundering. He plead guilty to attempted money laundering. I don't know the exact laws he was charged with breaking.