Well I think since this happened in the States, and this man was Canadian, having this amount of $$ without a valid reason is against the law. I know whenever i cross the border they always ask if I have more than $10,000 (somewhere around there). It is allowable to have more than that, although you have to state that you have such.
My assumption is that the search was voluntary, basically if a cop asks to search, you really have to say yes to it, otherwise they become even more suspicious. what do you have to hide type thing?
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