The DEA isn’t going to let this one go. Thousands of dollars in drug money went flying out the window as a couple of suspects tried to ditch it during a chase. Now authorities want the cash back from the San Diegans who picked it up.
Sorry San Diegans, this was not part of any economic stimulus plan. The only thing it’s jumpstarting is an investigation by the DEA.
The DEA tells News 8 they’ll review police video, news footage and pictures and video clips they’ve received from people who captured the faces and license plate numbers of drivers who stopped on the highway, risking their lives for some quick cash.
The DEA says it’s going to make contact with these people, and is also talking to the district attorney’s office and the U.S. Attorney’s office about options it may have to press charges.
As for the missing money, the DEA won’t say how much is missing, but says you still have time to return the cash to the DEA or San Diego police with no ramifications – just do it now.
via News 8:: KFMB Stations, San Diego, California-DEA: Return Money Thrown During Freeway Chase, Or Else.
The economic crisis has even hit our beloved jack-booted drug war thugs? What, $2.3459 billion isn’t enough to get by for a year? Our Congress is debating the best ways to spend taxpayer money on stimulus, so some free-flowing cash can get in the hands of American consumers, and these guys want to spend taxpayer money on recovering drug dealer money? We just had buckets of free-flowing cash dropped into people’s hands and it didn’t cost the taxpayers a dime or the president one ounce of political capital, and you’d rather spend DEA agents’ time collecting that cash? Well, I guess that at least takes them away from ripping up marijuana gardens… or closing down meth labs, for that matter.
So sad, so true. If only there could be some test for common sense and scoring below a certain level disqualifies one to hold political office or work in government.
They’re seriously going to spend time, money and resources to go after innocent citizens (American citizens!) for picking up money from the ground. That’s going to accomplish something. That’s going to endear your agency to the general public. Pathetic.