United States v. $183,791.00 in U.S. Currency, 391 F. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (quoting United States v. $121,000.00 in U.S. Currency, 999 F.2d 1503, 1507 (11th Cir. 1993). See, e.g. United States v. $1,761.00 in U.S. Currency, Case No. 3:09-cv-814-J-34JRK, 2011 WL 4552354 at *7 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2011) (finding a total of $10,158.00 to be probative evidence the money was connected to narcotics trafficking); United States v. $26,620.00 in U.S. Currency, Case No. 2:05-cv-50-WCO, 2006 WL 949938 at *7 (N.D. Ga. April 12, 2006) (finding $26,620.00 in cash "an amount far greater than what is carried by most law-abiding citizens."). See United States v. $183,791.00, 391 F. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (manner in which money was being transported can be probative to connection to some illegal activity).
See United States v. 183,791.00 in U.S. Currency, 391 Fed. App'x 791, 795 (11th Cir. 2010) (quoting United States v. $121,000.00 in U.S. Currency, 999 F.2d 1503, 1507 (11th Cir. 1993) ("Although a large amount of cash alone is insufficient to meet the government's burden, it is `highly probative of a connection to some illegal activity.'"); United States v. $242,484.00, 389 F.3d 1149, 1161 (11th Cir. 2004) (internal citation omitted) (reasoning that although the quantity of the defendant currency, $242,484, "alone is not enough to connect it to illegal drug transactions, it is a significant fact and weighs heavily in the probable cause calculus"); United States v. $26,620.00 in U.S. Currency, No. 2:05-cv-50-WCO, 2006 WL 949938, at *7 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 12, 2006) (the presence of a large amount of currency is "strong evidence of narcotics trafficking"); United States v. $2,361.00 in U.S. Currency, More or Less, No. 88 Civ. 5347 (PNL), 1989 WL 135257, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 31, 1989) (finding that $2,361.00 found in a drug-trafficker's home was probative evidence of illegal drug activity). It is well established that drug traffickers usually deal in cash.