When people come looking at cars, we don’t suspect that they are into illegal businesses. We get their basic information for our files and inc ase they bought, we need those info for the vehicle’s insurance and registration. Except if they are buying thru bank financing, then there are additional requirements like marriage certificate from the National Statistics Office, passport copies, etc.
Last year, the police raided a house of a suspected drug dealer somewhere in Tondo, Manila. They confiscated all his belongings including his laptop, notebooks, bank records among others which could help prove that the guy was dealing drugs, Among the documents taken from the guy’s house, the police found a deposit slip for P 800,000 this guy paid to a legitimate car dealer which was obviously made for payment of a vehicle. The government confiscated all the money deposited in that bank account of the car dealer. What was the basis? The guy who bought the car was a drug dealer according to the police. The money came from illegal source. Baka daw money laundering conduit ang car dealer. Huh?
The money, P800,000 was payment for a vehicle. The dealer was not privy to this guy’s illegal activities. Car dealers, do not ask their clients “sir,
drug dealer ka”. The police could by all means confiscate the pick up truck the guy purchased, but not the bank account of the car dealer. Ano naman daw ang kasalanan nila dun sa transaction?
The car dealer hired a law firm to help them unfreeze the order. Eventually sa tagal ng panahon pag hearing ng kaso, mauubos na yung laman nung bank account. Whatever amount is left there would not even be enough to pay for the lawyers’ professional fees.
Paano yung mga resibo nung guy sa mga restaurants? Bakit hindi pinuntahan nung police yung mga restaurants na kinainan nung drug dealer. Bakit hindi nila kunin din ang bank accounts nung Jollibee and Chowking in Tondo where the guy had frequented.
It’s not surprising that this guy also shopped in SM, Uniqlo, Zara. Did the police also unilaterally confiscated the bank account of SM?
