Asset forfeiture has been around for a long time now. It keeps getting bigger as police stuff their pockets with free shit.

How to serve a warrant: 1972 versus today, by Lt. Harry Thomas
http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/how-to-serve-a-warrant-1972-versus-today-by-lt-harry-thomas/

Canadian Government Warns Citizens to Watch Out for US Police Robbing Them
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/canadian-government-warns-citizens-watch-police-robbing/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-shakedown-police-won-t-charge-you-but-they-ll-grab-your-money-1.2760736

http://www.drugwarfacts.org/chapter/forfeiture#sthash.8fHz89XE.dpbs

Wyoming Governor Vetoes Asset Forfeiture Bill, Because Asset Forfeiture ‘Is Right’
http://truthvoice.com/2015/03/wyoming-governor-vetoes-asset-forfeiture-bill-because-asset-forfeiture-is-right/

Law enforcement took more stuff from people than burglars did last year
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff-from-people-than-burglars-did-last-year/?utm_term=.e7f7190f84f5

I have hundreds more links on the subject... Law enforcement in this country is all about money and suppression.