Location: I-95 southbound approximately 1.5 mi. north of DE. Rt. 896, Newark
Date of Occurrence: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 12:40 p.m.
Operator/Vehicle: Ahmad Elshair, 24, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Chrysler Town and Country
Resume: The Delaware State Police have seized a large sum of money from a New York man after he was stopped for speeding.
The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon after a trooper working patrol on Interstate 95 near Newark, DE, stopped a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country van for speeding north of DE Rt. 896. Upon contacting the driver, Ahmad Elshair, and interviewing him about his travels, the troopers became suspicious. They then asked for and obtained permission to search the vehicle. It was then that the troopers located $150,185.00 in cash in the stow-and-go department of the van. A police canine unit trained in drug detection was then called and alerted on the money as being possibly used in drug transactions. It was then seized. Ahmad Elshair was issued a ticket for speeding then released.
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7 comments:
Ahmad Elshair
Another foriegner committing crimes in our country as usual.
Sorry to say, but if you have $150,000 in U.S. currency, unless it's fresh from the U.S. Mint it's going to have drug residue on it, particularly cocaine in one form or another. This goes for pretty much every circulated bill you get from your bank, your grocery store and WalMart.
Thank you 9:23 Anonymous. All used dollar bills have traces of drugs on them, with the exception of brand new uncirculated currency. A 24 year old guy from N.Y. traveling with 150K would definately be suspect for trafficing drug profits. If he could not give a valid reason as to where the cash came from or what he was going to buy with it and where that item was located, then law enforement should take the cash until he has an acceptable answer, not his lawyers contrived answer. What sane person would take that amount of cash anywhere in a vehicle for any reason? Few and more likely none.
Depends on what your buying.
Since when is it a crime to carry large amounts of money? If I had it I would carry it around too.
Anon 9:23:: FYI the odor of Controlled substances only are present on the currency for a limited amount of time. After several hours the chemical odors that the K-9's alert on will disapate. Further, if you can get ahold of the report the police interview will most likely say that the suspect did not have any knowleedge of the currency or whom it may belong to. Suspects will distance themselves from it in fear of further criminal prosecution. He was probably a mule and had no vested intrest in the money. The money will get seized and the owner is free to come forward and claim it. If the currency was ligitiamte then he should have had papers claiming a sale of some sort where he would have ligitimately had the money. If he just withdrew his life savings he would have a withdrwall slip from the bank. Obviously none of this was present so stop second guessing law enforcement and leave it to them to do there job. Millions and Millions of dollars are seized from drug traffickers every year off of Route 95 all up and down the east coast. This money is almost always dirty money from illegal drug trafficking. Keep up the good work Troops and hit em' where it hurts the most right in their pockets!!!!!!!!!!!!
Since the Federal Govt. says so. When carrying large mounts cash you must have a receipt for it. Lets take a look here could this money to be for a down payment on a bomb. Could it he the 10% he tithes to the Mosque. Lets face it people use electronic money tranfers. Common sense prevails here. Criminals and tax dogders transport that kind of currency in "Stow Comprtment" Great work D.S.P.
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