What do law enforcement agencies do with confiscated drugs?
I have two answers for this. The b.s. answer and the probable one. The b.s. answer, the one the government will give you is that the agencies confiscate the drugs and destroy them. All other assets are seized, auctioned off or sold to create revenue for the police and government. The reality of it is the War on Drugs is big business. There have been known documented cases of police seizing vehicles, assets and falsely targeting those who have them merely for funding and the money was going into the pockets of policemen, judges and others. Drugs more than likely are not destroyed. They are seized and the police depts probably keep some and the government gets the rest. Honestly, does anyone think the government will just destroy millions of dollars of drugs?! The drugs are of course then used many ways. Some of the drugs are put back out onto the street to ensure that the War on Drugs continues and the poice can continue to get more power, more equipment and job security. The drugs are
