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Can UK Police Seize Your Cash? Separating Fact from Fiction

Summary & Verdict

💡TL;DR: UK cops can seize cash on suspicion, but there HAS to be reasonable grounds.

🚦Hmmm 🤨 - 5/10

🔥Hot Take: No, police can’t just grab your cash for no reason! But “suspicion” can be a slippery slope—know your rights.

Claim Breakdown:

🎯 Reality Check: Solid 💪 (1/10)

📝 Why: UK police can seize cash suspected of being crime proceeds, even without drugs present (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002).

🔗 Source: gov.uk - POCA 2002


🐟 Biggest Whopper:

“If you're not employed and have more than a grand on you, they can take it.” 🙄 Sorry, that’s not how the law works!

🙌 Actually True:

“You have to have reasonable grounds to seize it.” 🎯 Bang on—know your rights!