tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post4262297076336870856..comments2024-01-16T03:21:37.695-08:00Comments on Gancho: Money-Laundering in the Postpchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973333514392213258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post-15572519780539539282010-08-29T09:14:24.033-07:002010-08-29T09:14:24.033-07:00Good question. I guess the question is what amount...Good question. I guess the question is what amounts to probable cause. I've not read anything about cases getting thrown out because the searches were illegal, but it does sound like something that could be abused. I can't imagine the people with the drugs are giving the agents permission to search. <br /><br />I got pulled over once on a bullshit excuse, while I was traveling with a Mexican in a car with Texas plates through Mississippi. I remember thinking, he'll think that's fishy, but don't let him search the car, just because I didn't want to wait. But he asked, "Do you mind if I have a look around here?", which kind of caught off guard, because I was expecting a formal, "Do I have your permission to search the car?" In other words, I didn't realize I was telling him he could search the car. He then proceeded to pull ever panel off of every piece of the car over the next two hours, finding nothing. I always wondered if that was a legitimate tactic had he found something.pchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973333514392213258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179048494901365426.post-1255305586672437822010-08-27T15:50:27.322-07:002010-08-27T15:50:27.322-07:00I read the WaPo story, too, and I have a question....I read the WaPo story, too, and I have a question. The story talked about U.S. authorities searching a small percentage of Mexico-bound cars. The searches include looking inside the trunk and the glove box. In the absence of a search warrant or some sort of probable cause, what gives U.S. agents the authority to do this? Why would it not amount to an "unreasonable search," in violation of the Constitution?gtodonnoreply@blogger.com