On a recent bj trip flying within the usa I was going through airport security. My bag went through the security guy grabbed it aside and said he needed to look in it.
He found a sealed envelope with some money in it and called over another security guy maybe the supervisor? He asked me how much money was in it. I told him around 20k but wasn't sure the exact amount. Then he asked me for an id. I gave him my id and he said I had to wait there, and could not touch my bag while he took my id and walked off into another room. I waited about 5 minutes, he returned saying I was good to go. I asked him what that was about and he said it was just some precedure they had to check out. I've traveled through this airport many times and never had this problem before.
On the way back through the other airport a similar thing happened. The guy took my bag aside, searched it and when he found the money envelope I just told him "travelling cash"and he let me go. I'd never had this happen at this airport either.
What's going on now? Airport security are now searching people who travel with cash on them? Is it not safe to travel with cash anymore? Why are they demanding my ID and taking it into some office? Will they confinscate money it if it's over a certain amount?
He found a sealed envelope with some money in it and called over another security guy maybe the supervisor? He asked me how much money was in it. I told him around 20k but wasn't sure the exact amount. Then he asked me for an id. I gave him my id and he said I had to wait there, and could not touch my bag while he took my id and walked off into another room. I waited about 5 minutes, he returned saying I was good to go. I asked him what that was about and he said it was just some precedure they had to check out. I've traveled through this airport many times and never had this problem before.
On the way back through the other airport a similar thing happened. The guy took my bag aside, searched it and when he found the money envelope I just told him "travelling cash"and he let me go. I'd never had this happen at this airport either.
What's going on now? Airport security are now searching people who travel with cash on them? Is it not safe to travel with cash anymore? Why are they demanding my ID and taking it into some office? Will they confinscate money it if it's over a certain amount?
