So I got a question that was

I don't know.

Uh-huh.

You're trying to be a hot-up.

You trying to be a street cop?

So I got a question that was emailed to me yesterday and it's kind of a similar type of situation where a large sum of cash was found and the question is can we seize it we were told we weren were. Again, the individual they asked this question, asked to remain anonymous. So I'm not going to provide too many details on the specific scenario itself. However, the easiest way to kind of go about talking about this is if you

have an individual in your jurisdiction, they're operating a retail establishment, right? They have a convenience

store, let's say. And in that store, they're selling a product illegally and what do I mean by

that not necessarily am I saying they're selling it in illegal product but they're

selling a product illegally so for instance let's just use cigarettes as an example.

Now, the legitimate convenience store can sell cigarettes as long as they follow the cigarette

tax laws.

Right. They have the stamps, they're paying the taxes, they're doing the reporting.

Now, there are those locations that sell cigarettes that aren't stamped.

We're not paying taxes. They're not properly reporting under the state laws

regarding the sale of cigarettes.

Now let's take that as our situation. Now you have an individual that admits to

selling untaxed unstamped cigarettes, criminal activity 100%.

Let's say in the course of your investigation, you conduct a motor vehicle stop that's connected

to this retail establishment and then in the course of your roadside interrogation,

whether it be a search of the vehicle, whether it be the individual admits to it,

you find a large sum of cash in excess of $10,000.

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