He had $87,000 in his trunk. Bank receipts to prove it. They took it anyway.

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[00:00:00]Eighty-seven thousand dollars.

[00:00:04]Gone in eleven minutes.

[00:00:08]Stephen Lara was driving from Texas to California.

[00:00:12]He was going to see his daughters.

[00:00:16]He had served sixteen years in the Marines.

[00:00:20]Iraq. Afghanistan. Two tours.

[00:00:24]He was saving to buy a house for his girls.

[00:00:32]An hour from his daughters, he was pulled over.

[00:00:36]He assumed it was just a routine traffic stop.

[00:00:40]The officer said he was following a truck too closely.

[00:00:44]Then the officer complimented his driving.

[00:00:48]The friendly small talk ended.

[00:00:52]He asked if Stephen was carrying cash.

[00:00:56]Stephen said yes.

[00:00:59]He had nothing to hide.

[00:01:04]He showed them the bank receipts.

[00:01:08]He thought the paper would protect him.