No Honor Among Government Thieves: The Evil of Asset Forfeiture https://mises.org/mises-wire/no-honor-among-government-thieves-evil-asset-forfeiture By Ryan Wardle > Asset forfeiture is another term for state-sponsored theft. Reform of this pernicious policy is almost impossible because of the incentives set up by governments at all levels.
Civil asset forfeiture is what happens when your government turns into a greater criminal enterprise than the criminals they were created to protect us from.