One other thing, notice at the start of the article they say "the cash was contaminated with fentanyl and other street drugs". Back in the 80s and 90s, this was

One other thing, notice at the start of the article they say "the cash was contaminated with fentanyl and other street drugs". Back in the 80s and 90s, this was used as an excuse for why the cops would seize people's money in the us - often it was a poor person without ability to challenge it. One of many problems with this was that all cash was "contaminated", having some trace of drugs. Canada should strive not to fall into the civil forfeiture hole we have in the us, where the govt seizes people's property separately from charging them with crimes, because it dirty drug money or something. of course they should stop money laundering, but the govt should strive to use factual reasons for taking someone's money.