Have you people never heard of civil asset forfeiture laws?
Local, state, and federal LEOs can, and will, take your cash, car, house, bank accounts and whatever else they can get their grubby paws on. This crap happens all the time to people carrying larger amounts of cash during traffic stops. They don't even have to charge the person stopped with a crime, they charge the money! This has been happening for years, to the tune of billions of dollars in money and assets. How do you think they sold off Silkroad and DPR's Bitcoins? A big chunk of the profits from what they seize goes back into their budgets.
Please, stop with the myth that it's a waste of money to go after smaller buys, because it's not. These thugs can steal your shit and sell it off at auction whether it's a couple of grams or a couple of kilos.
Please stay safe everyone!
Btw, not trying to spread FUD (though honestly, this drug war bullshit scares the shit out of me), just trying to make sure everyone has as much information for self protection as possible.
I don't see what your point is at all.
Yes, they will. They do go after smaller dealers, it's not all about the big dogs. My understanding of civil forfeiture laws comes from this video. It explains it quite well but if they were going to bust you for dealing drugs civil forfeiture will be the last thing on your mind.