Originally Posted by
Dovster
Should he call an LEO, that LEO also has no right to demand to know how much money I have with me -- unless he knows that I am leaving the country, or have just entered it, and that the money is obviously above the $10,000 limit (such as a suitcase full of large bills). In that case, he would have probable cause to count the money and ascertain whether or not I have declared it on FinCen Form 105.
I disagree. "probable cause" means probable cause
that a crime has been committed. Seeing $20,000 of cash on a person traveling internationally says
nothing about whether that person filed the proper form or not and you don't have "probable cause" to question about that money unless you have some evidence that the form
wasn't submitted. Otherwise, you have what's known as a "fishing expedition", which is quite illegal.