Iowa Troopers Rob Poker Players Of $100,020 Through Forfeiture

Chris | InformationLiberation
Oct. 02, 2014

Iowa road pirates stole $100,020 from two California poker players who were passing through the state with their gambling winnings.

After pulling the pair over because police we're searching for a suspicious "red car," the troopers conducted a routine traffic stop and told the pair they were "free to go."

Though, before letting them leave, the road pirates asked if they could search their car for drugs or cash, to which they responded no.

Of course, consent is not actually required for our rulers, so they went and got a drug dog to manufacture probable cause and conduct a search.

While the men were supposedly "free to go" (a complete lie), they searched their vehicle and found $100,020 which they promptly stole.

They also found a tiny amount of marijuana in a grinder, for which they charged them with having drug paraphernalia.

After contacting authorities in California, the pair had their homes searched as well, some marijuana was found for which they faced additional felony charges, though they were later dropped after the details of the questionable search were revealed.

After hiring a lawyer and spending some $30,000 on legal representation, the pair was able to have $90,000 returned, though they're still fighting to get the rest back.

For the criminal cops, on the other hand, they've faced zero repercussions and are still free to steal from citizens at will.

Read the full details of the stop at the Des Moines Register.

One has to wonder if the cops were not tipped off they had cash in the car through parallel construction, ie. where the NSA/DEA spy grid is illegally used to spy on citizens looking for marks, then fake probable cause is manufactured to trigger "routine" traffic stops on said marks so they can be arrested or have their cash seized, that would explain the vague references to a suspicious "red car" and match up with everything we know about how the tactic is used.

Watch the video of the stop:

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