Drug Dealers Don't Stay In Their Lane

[Alfa]

DRUG DEALERS DON'T STAY IN THEIR LANE
Jeff Holland was cruising along in his police car when a car on the highway attracted his attention. Holland was wearing his "River Falls Police Chief" hat at the time and driving a River Falls police car.
(Depending upon the day and the time of week, Holland also wears the "hats" of River Falls Fire Chief and as lieutenant for the Andalusia Fire Department.)
"They were not maintaining their lane," Holland said of the two men who were in the suspect car.
So he pulled them over.
And the River Falls Police Department is richer by $18,723 because of his action.
Backing up, to tell the story: It did not shock anyone who knows of Holland's ability to spot the unusual that when he pulled the car over he discovered the Florida residents could not explain how they had come to have some $23,500 in cash with them in the car.
"I questioned them separately," he said. "I got suspicious after hearing their explanation of where the money came from, so I arrested them and held them for the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)."
Under state and federal law, Holland said, DEA is the only agency allowed to confiscate cash.
The men were allowed to proceed on their way to Atlanta, which they said was their destination.
But their money did not accompany them.
It was held by DEA, with agents following up on the stories given them about the money.
Last week, Holland got a check for $18,723 from the DEA, River Falls'
share.
"We think the men were on their way to buy drugs with it," Holland said. "But we don't know that."
Why does law enforcement get to keep the money, then?
"Nobody claimed it," Holland said. "That speaks for itself, doesn't it?"
Holland said he has had success with pulling people over who "don't maintain their lanes.
"If someone has something to hide, and they see a cop, they slow down and make sure they aren't breaking any laws," Holland said.
"What they don't pay attention to is staying in the correct lane. It's a giveaway every time."
What else is a giveaway that you might have a drug smuggler or someone fleeing from the law?
The story they tell.
"When I got the men apart, one of them said they had the cash because they had been hired to build a bar for some club," Holland said.
"The other one told me they had a job waiting on them in Atlanta with a church. He said the $23,500 was to buy supplies to build church pews."

[Woodman]

Fucking NAZIS!

[Alfa]

I doubt Holland would be very friendly if they would claim the money.

[allyourbase]

they cant claim the money sadly. carrying any amount over 10k in USD is a felony without first having notified both the IRS and secret service (SS handles feduciary law) now had the men been smart theyd each have been carrying 9,980 bucks apeice and wired the rest to atlanta. another good idea for them would have been bearer bonds. NO US agency has the right to confiscate bearer bonds.

[Muirner]

you could have them in casino checks there is no way to confiscate those... imagine that, using casino checks to buy/sell

Muirner

[Cure20]

SWIM had a friend that this happened to, and all they did was say that they won it at a casino. SWIM friend almost goes to the casino 3 -4 times a week. So when it got to the point where he had to prove that he got it at the casino, all they had to do was check a few security tapes of the cash out box and he got the money back in check form. Shitty thing was when he cashed the check, the bank held it for 2 weeks before they would cash it for him. Hahaha....

[Nagognog2]

I was held in custody for having a credit line of over $10,000 on my VISA card at the Canadian border by US Customs. They questioned me for hours regards why I had such a credit line. Those idiots were serious! Then they finally let me go. I cancelled the card and had a new one issued.

[Dogears]

That is really weird that they wouold make a big deal about a credit line of over $10,000 dollars. Lots of people have credit lines in excess of $10,000. And it's not like credit cards are commonly used in drugs or other illegal activity.

[polloloco001]

"So what are you looking for?"
"Im trying to get a QP"
"I can do that"
"Do you accept Discover?"
"For sure"

[IHrtHalucingens]

That would not be good, id have debt up to my eyeballs=(

[old hippie 56]

Nearly everytime I read about a bust on the highway, the drivers are most of time drunk, one headlight, and no seatbelt. The other day they caught one with 20 kilos of heroin, his taillights was defective, no seatbelt, and driving 85 mph in a construction area. Why don't they put a sign up in their car saying that they are hauling dope?

[rideburton56]

Originally Posted by old hippie 56

Nearly everytime I read about a bust on the highway, the drivers are most of time drunk, one headlight, and no seatbelt. The other day they caught one with 20 kilos of heroin, his taillights was defective, no seatbelt, and driving 85 mph in a construction area. Why don't they put a sign up in their car saying that they are hauling dope?

this is true, every time u hear about a vehicular drug bust its always because of a "routine stop" because the persons brake lights wernt working or they only had one head light. if i was movin 20 ks of h u better believe the car would be brand new haha

[DrugPhreak]

Yeah, somebody I know was telling me a chick got pulled over for not wearing a seat belt early in the morning and this dumb bitch was moving 700+ pounds of bud. On "Cops" it's normally some minor violation that gets people pulled over and then they end up being charged for drugs and people are forever telling different stories to cops. I don't think I have ever seen any group of people tell the same story... lol.