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Are there actually legitimate use cases to send larger amounts of cash in a regular package? Typically, such packages are not insured or only up to a rather small amount. So, if you want to transfer a large amount in cash, most people would probably use a dedicated cash transfer service. Or even more likely, do it electronically.
Or do they also seize small amounts of money from birthday presents and christmas cards?
Low value foreign currency, i.e. for collectors?
You can buy a lot of issues in packs of 100 or even 1,000 notes for a few tens of dollars, and it's not worth calling Brinks for some old Soviet roubles or Zimbabwe dollars. Would likely still smell like money.
Okay, valid point. But is the police seizing such packages? If we assume the police is stealing it out of greed, that wouldn't be too profitable for them to steal 5 USD in Zimbabwe dollars.
I thought they're confiscating cash with a higher value, like bundlSe of USD/CAD/EUR/AUD etc. In the article they wrote 6 million USD and on the picture I see only US notes as well. And if that's the case, I somewhat agree that that's a bit suspicious.
Still, they shouldn't just take and keep it, but if they confiscate it and then contact the recipient to explain the background of the transaction, I'd be fine with that.
If you carry large amounts of cash on a flight you also have provide reason and papertrail for that.