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When dose having cash become illegal??
To me a boges traffic stop and now this persion will have to PROVE this cash is his not the state to prove the cash is not his or is from illeagel gains. Almost all money has been through drug hands so the presence of drugs resude on bills is a reasion for a search
IDAHO STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Region 4 Patrol 218 West Yakima, Jerome, ID 83338-5904 (208) 324-6000
Fax (208) 324-7897
For further information, contact Capt. Robert Storm at (208) 324-6000 or (208) 736-3070
For Immediate Release: 02/19/2011 06:35 p.m.
Contact: Trooper Barrett
On February 19, 2011, at approximately 3:26 p.m., Trooper Tyler Barrett, of the Idaho State Police, made a traffic stop on a Silver 2002 Toyota Tacoma for a window tint violation. The vehicle was stopped westbound I84 at mile post 219 in Cassia County.
Barrett interviewed the driver Sergio Gomez, 38, of Aspen, Colorado. During the course of the interview a Cassia County K9 unit arrived on scene. The K9 was deployed and alerted on the rear of the truck. Barrett became suspicious of criminal activity and received permission from Sergio to search the vehicle. The search resulted in locating a hidden utility compartment behind the driver's seat. Rolled inside a sock was a bundle of $100 bills to the amount of $7,300. Gomez was unable to provide receipts or explain the reason for the large amount of hidden cash. As a result Idaho State Police seized the $7,300 pending further investigation.
Trooper Barrett was assisted by Cassia County during the search. This incident is still under investigation at this time



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at 20:09 on May 5th, 2011
It seems Storm Trooper Barrett has been trained effectively to make the "bogus" stops. Just because he has made a few lucky traffic stops and busted a couple of real criminals does not condone his behavior or his methods. He is antagonistic to law abiding citizens that he has in his crosshairs and is not above lying to try to "shake up" an individuals and cause suspicious behavior. Trooper Barrett and those like him are not on our highways to "Serve and Protect", but to generate revenue and good press for the ISP. In the long run it will backfire.Abuse of power causes mistrust in authority. At that point respect is eroded & the seeds of anarchy have been sown.