Cocaine and Currency
January 24th, 2007
Researchers tested 45 Irish banknotes and found traces of cocaine on all of them. Assuming this also applies to most American high-denomination currency, the finding is especially significant for people in the US—because detecting traces of drugs on currency is sufficient cause for law enforcement to seize (and keep) the money via a process known as forfeiture. Simply put, don’t carry large amounts of cash.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/…
(via Nothing To Do With Arbroath)
