And if you destroy evidence during an official investigation, it’s tampering.

I’m not sure why you’re so confidently wrong. It’s fucking embarrassing.

You’re wrong and arguing in bad faith now.

People get charged with tampering for all types of shit, like eating drugs during an arrest. The laws surrounding the bordes are dumb as fuck, but legally-speaking border operations can be construed as official proceedings, although it’s only an investigation that is required. Which it obviously was.

Prosecutors ultimately argue charges, but police organize those charges before presenting them to the the state.

Knock it off. Stop being a contrarian weirdo.