Originally Posted by
windwalker
"We suspect" WTH???????, since when is TSA trained on the each states' laws of porn and drugs?
Thank goodness, at least for now, LEOs must at least have a reasonable suspicion before they can at least get a warrant
When we refer something like suspected drugs or kiddie porn to a supervisor, their job is to contact a LEO. What the LEO does with it from there is entirely up to the LEO and the local/state/federal laws. IOW, once I report it, it is no longer my problem.
Kiddie porn is pretty obvious. Drugs less so, but in either case it’s a LEO’s call to make and not mine. If he/she feels that it is not then we put it back in the bag and off it goes to the bag room and the passenger never knows about any concerns.
Originally Posted by
windwalker
Only on leaving the US or is that any flight?
The intent is for international flights, but that is where the supervisor gets to make the determination. If he/she feels inadequate to the task then a LEO is called and they get to make the decision. Traveling around the USA with huge wads of cash is not really an issue for me, I don’t really care. Its not illegal but may be of interest to other federal agencies for one reason or another.