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Drugs, Firearms, Currency, and Other Property Seized by Law Enforcement Agencies: Too Much Held Too Long

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date May 31, 1977
Report No. GGD-76-105
Subject
Summary:

The disposition of property seized by Federal law enforcement officers in carrying out their work was questioned.

Drugs are often held for several years as possible court evidence. This, along with the manner in which drugs are stored and accounted for, greatly increases the chances for loss. Currency also held as evidence would earn interest savings if it were returned to owners or the U.S. Treasury instead of being stored in vaults. Vehicles forfeited to the Government are either used by the seizing agency or sold, but slow forfeiture processes resulted in depreciation and vandalism of vehicles. Sales methods varied, resulting in duplication of effort and use of employees for duties other than those for which they were hired. Seized firearms and explosives present difficulties in disposal.

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