Cops confiscate cash from S. Tahoe man’s vehicle
A traffic stop in Trinity County ended with $50,000 in a South Lake Tahoe man’s vehicle being confiscated.
The California Highway Patrol stopped Isaac James Walker, 33, on July 20 about 11:50pm on Highway 299 west of Helena.
A Trinity County sheriff’s K9 unit searched the vehicle, alerting officers to something being in the quarter panel. Officers said they found $50,000 in U.S. currency in a heat seal bag.
The Trinity County Narcotics Task Force confiscated the cash because officers believe it was to be used for the purchase of controlled substances. The three duffel bags in the vehicle are possibly what the drugs would have been put in, according to officers.
Walker was released and the investigation is ongoing.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
No mention of any good reason, other than suspicion, to confiscate this citizen’s property. What’s up with that?
maybe it was money he earned while stripping….
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/07/24/Judge-orders-1-million-returned-to-exotic-dancer-Tara-Mishra/1081374670980/
He got caught after dropping off a harvest. Or intended to buy 25 to 50 lbs of herb. Sealed money hidden and duffle bags. In trinity county. Doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Unless he has docs. for why he has that cash and has payed taxes on it if need be, he should just chalk it up to a loss in the game
So John,
Do you think you need to have documents to prove you paid taxes on the money you have in your wallet. While I agree 50K in a sealed bag is odd, it sure ain’t illegal.
The way banks treat depositors, aided by poor regulation suggests cash is a safer alternative for most of us.
Observer, not one person has lost one dime from a bank since 1933. Why is cash safer?