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To: t4texas who wrote (73275)	7/11/2001 3:58:18 PM
From: Gary H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116972

What's the news source on stopping people in the street?

To: t4texas who wrote (73275)	7/17/2001 3:40:30 PM
From: t4texas	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116972

Gary H here is what i can give you on money (cash) checks in germany gary h asked for details/references on customs/tax police in germany's legal ability to stop anyone (for some cause -- hey i have lived there and its like the usa. if you look suspicious the cops are going to roust you -- even if it is just to ask you some questions.) and if they have over 30,000 dm on them they must be able to have some paper trail with them to show the cash is legal. i am going to paraphrase my german friend's inputs on this. the rules are apparently not just for germany but throughout the european union countries. this seems to have through something called the "convention of Schengen." schengen is a village on the luxemburg, german, and french borders. the treaty got started in 1985 and was fully in force starting july 1, 1995. i found a website in english for you to read so you can see sort of what it covers. there are a ton more sites, but i found many of them to be in french. je n'parle pas francais (sp?). "schengen" is about open border rules, etc. the rules about money resulted from fear of uncontrolled money laundering of criminal money (drugs, mob, etc.) across borders. europa.eu.int my friend said almost no one in europe was aware of these search rules. he wrote the he was not aware either until one or two years ago when he read a newspaper report about the controls at and near the swiss border (where this happens daily). he said he has not been searched before in this manner probably because he does not look like a dealer, a mobster, or a wealthy person. he did say that his father found out about the form above 30K dm limit when he moved 40K dm from one bank to a bank closer to his home. his dad had the paperwork from the first bank, so there was no problem. the issue of "traveling suitcases full of eu money" going to switzerland, luxemburg, etc., is an issue and the cops are apparently able to do the searches they want to. the people with the illegal cash in eu currencies need to get them out of the eu and converted into dollars over the next six months, because starting jan 1, 2002, the people with eu currencies convert to euros over a two month period (i have seen on deutsche welle tv broadcast here in the usa). i am confident my friend in germany knows what he is talking about, but the convention of schengen web pages should give anyone who wants to dig in more a good starting point to find out more about searches, etc., the eu authorities can do.