Topic: Federal seizure

Under pressure, Justice Department creates internal watchdog for asset forfeiture program

• Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department turns a $65 million asset forfeiture spigot back on
• Jeff Sessions wants police to seize more cash from Americans
• Supreme Court limits government seizure of assets in drug conspiracy cases
• Woman who lost house to forfeiture in son’s weed charge may see it returned
• DEA-sanctioned informant trafficking keeps drugs in communities
• Since 2007, the DEA has taken $3.2 billion in cash from people without charging them with a crime
• Federal marijuana law enforcement: What you need to know
• DEA stakes claim on Rolexes, cars, homes linked to Colorado pot grow
• How much does DEA pot eradication cost? In Oregon, $60 per plant
• New drug dynamic for Mexico-U.S.: Less pot, a lot more heroin, meth
• 3,300 pounds of marijuana seized at Mexico-San Diego border crossing
• Attorney: Fed indictments “shot across bow” of Colo. marijuana industry
• Colo. pot shop owner under indictment sues over store shutdowns
• Risks for banks spotlighted in $850K federal seizure
• Feds move to seize $850,000 from Colorado medical pot business