New Mexico Cities Refuse To Obey New Law To Shut Down Civil Forfeiture

“This business of civil forfeiture came to the public’s attention in late 2014, when an attorney charged with overseeing one city’s forfeiture programs described civil forfeiture as a ‘gold mine‘ and property seized through civil forfeiture as ‘little goodies.’  The resulting wave of public outrage brought landmark legislation, as the state legislature voted unanimously to abolish civil forfeiture. But cities across New Mexico are refusing to follow the law. In Albuquerque, police and prosecutors continue to use civil forfeiture and have even announced plans to purchase a new, bigger parking lot to hold all the cars they expect to seize—a parking lot that will be paid for through civil forfeiture.”

http://ij.org/case/new-mexico-forfeiture/

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