Can you get arrested for having a lot of cash? At what amount will it get seized?

[nicoleivy5]

Two men arrested, $3 million in cash seized by border patrol officers - In the article, there is no link to drugs whatsoever

"On August 23, US border agents patrolling north of San Diego intercepted two vehicles carrying more than $3 million in cash, in what a top official called the largest money bust in the sector’s history.

Two men, a 41-year-old Mexican citizen and a 53-year-old US citizen, were taken into custody after agents, who suspected their two vehicles to be travelling in tandem, stopped and searched the vehicles."

Can you get arrested and have your money seized if you carry around large amounts of cash? How much cash can you have on you without police doing anything about it?

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Several thousand is enough to be seized happens all the time, and then you can not get it back, you have to prove at your own cost , that you were not doing anything illegal.

 

[nicoleivy5]

Several thousand is enough to be seized happens all the time, and then you can not get it back, you have to prove at your own cost , that you were not doing anything illegal.

Several thousand wtf!! What if you won it from gambling or just saved up your own money. They have no right to take it if they cant prove its illegal

 

[Moonglow]

Several thousand is enough to be seized happens all the time, and then you can not get it back, you have to prove at your own cost , that you were not doing anything illegal.

Several thousand wtf!! What if you won it from gambling or just saved up your own money. They have no right to take it if they cant prove its illegal

Does it matter to corrupt LEO's?

 

[nicoleivy5]

Several thousand is enough to be seized happens all the time, and then you can not get it back, you have to prove at your own cost , that you were not doing anything illegal.

Several thousand wtf!! What if you won it from gambling or just saved up your own money. They have no right to take it if they cant prove its illegal

Does it matter to corrupt LEO's?

Nope, they don't care at all

 

[waltky]

I think it's $5,000...

... that's the amount that can be withdrawn...

... w/o havin' it reported to the IRS...

... people don't normally carry around that much cash.