Originally Posted by
law dawg
If the LEO has come across someone with monies and no form has been filed (or they refuse to answer whether or not it has been met) then they have every need to know what's going on. Not disclosing such monies is a criminal violation, and they're LEOs. Although the first option would probably always be a call to CBP to give them a heads up.
So if I'm wearing an expensive watch on the street and you ask me if I've stolen it and I refuse to answer (which is what I
should do in such a situation), you "have every need to know what's going on" and I have to prove that I bought it someplace?
What's the difference between that case and carrying a lot of cash? In both cases, it's perfectly legal unless I didn't do something (in one case, buy it and in the other mail in a form).