DOJ TELLS DEA THEY HAVE TO STOP LEGALLY STEALING “SUSPICIOUS” PASSENGERS’ CASH
Have you ever heard the term “civil forfeiture?” If you haven’t, you should be aware of this somehow still little legal loophole that lets some authorities in America to steal your cash. And that’s a literal truth, police and various other badge-wearing goons have the right to steal your money, and there’s no way to get it back. But one avenue of this horrid, legal shakedown practice is finally ending, as the DOJ (Department of Justice) tells the DEA they have to stop stealing innocent passengers’ money for supposedly being suspicious. But there’s more ugly under that rock you should know about.
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WHAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS TO THE DEA? BUYING A PLANE TICKET WITHIN 48 HOURS OF YOUR FLIGHT
And how could it be any more ugly? Well, being suspicious enough to attract the DEA to approach you like mafia goons to steal your money as you travel is as simple as you buying your plane ticket within 48 hours of your trip. That’s it. Maybe you have to get to a sick loved one last minute, or get to a funeral, or thought a sudden romantic getaway was a good idea. But buying a plane ticket at the last minute is all the DEA, until now, needed to come after you to literally and legally steal any cash you had on you for your trip.
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EVEN WORSE, DEA GOT TIPPED OFF BY AIRLINE STAFF WHO GOT A CUT OF LEGALLY STOLEN CASH
And there’s even more ugly. How would the DEA know you bought your ticket at the last minute, or within 2,880 minutes? Airline staff would tip the DEA off about the timing of the ticket purchase and then get a percentage of whatever money the DEA legally stole. Let that sink in. And the only reason we know about this particular civil forfeiture scheme and that it’s now over is because one traveler decided to record their encounter with a DEA goon, and missed their flight for the trouble.
We don’t know exactly how many people the DEA victimized, but the annual take has to be in the millions each year. Till now, anyway. You can see the video here.
