The former Marine and the former sheriff’s officer are on a low-key mission. They left the body armor and assault-style rifles back at the office. Their black SUV — it has to be black, right? — blends into the midday traffic barreling west through the city on Interstate 70. When you’re carrying $122,000 in cash stuffed in a blue tote bag that smells like marijuana, the less conspicuous the better.
“Right now, we’re like any other vehicle on the road,” says Phil Baca, the ex-sheriff’s officer, checking his rearview mirror to make sure they aren’t being tailed. “You’d never think there was a bunch of money in it.” [Read More…]
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