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This Is What 400 Grand Looks Like

msnbc.msn.com — Nearly $400,000 of suspected drug money was confiscated at the San Clemente Border Patrol checkpoint on Monday afternoon during a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 5. The money was hidden in the rear quarter panels of the car.

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  • dystra, on 04/30/2009, -0/+105it was $500,000 when the border patrol found it.
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -2/+60I like money.
  • dienaked, on 04/30/2009, -0/+45In America, if you have bulk cash, you have to be able to prove how you obtained it.
    Otherwise, there's ***** creek, and you're going up it.
  • deathspeth, on 04/30/2009, -0/+44"because the driver was nervous."
    That is why when I smuggle stuff into the country I always pack it into a persons belonging with out them knowing. (cigars BTW)
  • anarcurt, on 04/30/2009, -0/+37'Hey sarge, take a look at this'
    'That's a lot of money. I think we better 'confiscate' it'
    'What would a person be doing with $600,000 in cash anyway'
    'Son, you mean $400,000'
    'Sarge, I counted myself and.....oh!'
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -1/+36this is what 200 MILLION LOOKS LIKE!!!


    ill sleep on that *****.. :)

    http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid ...
  • Tarantulus, on 04/30/2009, -0/+31(a) Criminal Offense.—
    (1) In general.— Whoever, with the intent to evade a currency reporting requirement under section 5316, knowingly conceals more than $10,000 in currency or other monetary instruments on the person of such individual or in any conveyance, article of luggage, merchandise, or other container, and transports or transfers or attempts to transport or transfer such currency or monetary instruments from a place within the United States to a place outside of the United States, or from a place outside the United States to a place within the United States, shall be guilty of a currency smuggling offense and subject to punishment pursuant to subsection (b).
    (2) Concealment on person.— For purposes of this section, the concealment of currency on the person of any individual includes concealment in any article of clothing worn by the individual or in any luggage, backpack, or other container worn or carried by such individual.
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -4/+34Bulk cash smuggling? It's a crime to carry lots of money?
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -0/+25with that money I can make the 20% down payment on a 1 bedroom apartment in Manhattan
  • KSUdesigner, on 04/30/2009, -3/+20Nothing in the article indicates that it was acquired via illegal activities though. Where is the proof that it was obtained through illegal activities?
  • Greengoo, on 04/30/2009, -1/+17The problem isn't HAVING The cash. the problem is not declaring you have the cash when you cross an international border. If you have >$10,000 you have to say so.
  • method7670, on 04/30/2009, -0/+15Where'd you learn that Cheech DRUG SCHOOL?!
  • delrin500, on 04/30/2009, -3/+18That is only 400K?? Looks like it is more, but then again I have never had that kind of money in my possession so what the hell do i know.
  • dicer999, on 04/30/2009, -6/+20If the cash is acquired via illegal activities then yes.
  • TriplePlay2425, on 04/30/2009, -0/+13I can't believe you like money too. We should hang out.
  • mksmothers, on 04/30/2009, -1/+12Repeat after me:

    1) Am I being detained or am I free to go?
    2) I do not give you permission to search my personal property.
    3) I have nothing to say to you without my attorney present.
  • Schda, on 04/30/2009, -0/+10Yes it is a crime to bring more than $10,000 into the country and not declare it.

    http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/publi ... (yes it's a PDF)

    "You may bring into or take out of the country, including by mail, as much money as you wish. However if it is more than $10,000, you will need to report it to the CBP. Ask the CBP officer for the Currency Reporting Form (FinCen 105). The penalties for non-compliance can be severe"
  • AndrewMoyer, on 04/30/2009, -0/+10I bet they would make the complete opposite claim as well without skipping a beat: "The suspect appeared too calm, so we searched the vehicle."

    Who isn't nervous when somebody with a gun and way too much power is breathing Dunkin Donuts breath through your window?
  • buddyw, on 04/30/2009, -0/+10Here, this is how it works: I take your money, and you try to prove that you aquired it through legal means.
  • holysin, on 04/30/2009, -0/+10actually it was $750,000 when Jeff found it, 600,000 when he reported it to Joe, and 500,000 when Joe called frank.

    On a side note, Jeff and Joe gave their 2 weeks notice today saying something about ex wives and girlfriends...Frank who has been on the job for 15 years took an early lunch to have his F50 detailed.

  • jbmcb, on 04/30/2009, -0/+9They've been enforcing it for decades. Good luck getting out of it.
  • Acill, on 04/30/2009, -1/+10Cool stuff, but when I was doing a tour in Afghansistan we got a shipment in off a C-4 (big cargo plane) that was 20 million in cash. It was unreal to see it unloaded. It also pissed me off knowing it was going to the Afghan government and knowing all the people back home that could use that money.
  • SRSco, on 04/30/2009, -0/+8The fact that some of the bills were counterfeit.
  • KSUdesigner, on 04/30/2009, -0/+8It is 20s. You can clearly see Jackson's face on those bills.
  • jbmcb, on 04/30/2009, -0/+8"We're gonna need a bigger house."

    - George Jung, Blow
  • dlan4327, on 04/30/2009, -0/+7I'll never see that up close. That kind of money is reserved for amoral stock brokers.

    Also really, really, high class call girls.
  • alienpopcorn, on 04/30/2009, -0/+6The guy that was busted carrying it obviously isn't a digg user. A digg user would repeat the following lines until he was free to go.

    "Am I being detained?"
    "I just want to go free on my way."
  • psYcon, on 04/30/2009, -0/+7that's 80 billion dollars fredo. that's a mighty big minus.
  • speel, on 04/30/2009, -0/+7Welcome to Costco I love you, Welcome to Costco I love you.
  • doctechnical, on 04/30/2009, -0/+7It *was* more, but there was some, uh, "overhead", if you catch my drift....
  • dazparkour, on 04/30/2009, -2/+8In my country is innocent until proven guilty, not guilty if you can't prove otherwise.
  • tyrulz, on 04/30/2009, -0/+6pfff whatever. that's just a bonus for criminals on walllstreet
  • aceman118, on 04/30/2009, -0/+6It's probably all 20s. There's 51 stacks of cash there with I'm guessing about 400 bills worth per stack. That would be $408,000.
  • Samurai77, on 04/30/2009, -0/+5That's enough to piss a guy off!
  • Daxx22, on 04/30/2009, -0/+5Cops don't do well with math unless it comes in sets of a dozen.
  • Leonffs, on 11/20/2009, -0/+4I'll admit it, I expected candy bars.
  • Bakedwafer, on 04/30/2009, -0/+5But in the movies $10,000,000 fits neatly in to two suitcases?
  • wakkow, on 04/30/2009, -0/+5But .. he wasn't at the border. This was at the San Clemente checkpoint, about an hour and a half north of the border. Plus, he was driving south, not away from the border. In this case the problem really was HAVING the cash.
  • foohookups311, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4If you don't smoke Tarletons,,, then ***** YOU
  • SneakyNinja, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4$1000 bills are not in circulation.

    http://www.ustreas.gov/education/faq/currency/deno ...

    You could probably find some, but it's not likely you could find $10,000,000 worth.
  • foohookups311, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4Carl's Jr., ***** YOU! I'm eating!
  • AndrewMoyer, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zNsUTWsOc
  • vanza001, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4We got this guy, Not Sure.

    One of the most underrated movies of all time. Love it!
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -0/+4lets go to starbucks.
  • vwvwvw, on 04/30/2009, -0/+3Yeah, like 12" x 4", that would be awesome!!!!!
  • TheGuruStud, on 04/30/2009, -0/+3BS law b/c they want to track it (for taxes I assume). Illegally tax it at that.
  • rodted2, on 04/30/2009, -0/+2"overhead"? I thought it was drug money, not money from an illegal prostitution ring, Did I miss something? :)
  • Marnault22, on 04/30/2009, -0/+2No, but over a certain amount you are required to provide that you obtained it by legal means. This is the way it is in most country's. And really how many legal reasons would anyone need to carry such large amounts of cash.
  • inactive, on 04/30/2009, -0/+3A minor correction, they are saying southbound (towards Mexico) which I don't believe is correct because the San Clemente checkpoint is only on the northbound side. They generally only care if you're smuggling ***** into the US, not out of it.
  • asgardshill, on 04/30/2009, -0/+3Looks like a mixed bag - I can see Jacksons, Franklins and Hamiltons in the picture.
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