The point is that transporting large amounts of money that can be physically confiscated is a problem, even if it somehow fit into a suitcase. Debating the log

The point is that transporting large amounts of money that can be physically confiscated is a problem, even if it somehow fit into a suitcase. Debating the logistics of potentially being able to evade some of those difficulties by having even larger sums of money (to afford private airliners or private security, even in times of unrest) and accepting larger risks misses the point.