Sounds like the BIA is hunting for drug charges($). People know about the elephant in the room: there's going to be a lot of drugs at Burning Man. For police, it's like a fisherman watching a fish migration happen in front of them.

The error here is assuming that BIA cares at all about Burning Man, which it likely does not. Burning Man is simply a high-traffic road where traffic stops cannot be avoided, permitting them to search every vehicle without contest.

This reeks of a deal where BIA offered a bribe in exchange for permission to perform traffic stops and searches from the local police, and they’re confident they can execute a full set of searches on a captive audience before a judge lays out an order requiring the bribe (and accompanying contract) to be divulged.

> The Burning Man organization does not condone any illegal activity.

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Jeff Sessions and or Ryan Zinke are not Burning Man type guys.

Dose the cops