Originally Posted by
Loren Pechtel
I don't think this is a matter of looking for Bitcoin per se, but rather looking for financial smuggling and not understanding what they're doing. Definitely out of line, though.
It's just another example of why I say the real purpose of the TSA is bypassing the 4th in the war on drugs.
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I thought the TSA comeback was more out of line than usual. This time they didn't even try to pretend that the agent stumbled on the 'bitcoins' during a normal screening process. They made it abundantly clear that they're performing both TSO and CBP duties and they are deliberately watching for large sums of money - currency, sequential checks and now 'bitcoins'.
So much for Bierfeldt.
What next? Suspicious amount of jewelry or something that looks like a pouch of diamonds or several high end watches will be cause for suspicion too? Are they going to check prepaid debit card balances or watch for suspicious quantities of gift cards?