1 Forfeiture fortune.

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Iowa civil forfeiture laws are under scrutiny after the Des Moines Register reported law enforcement agencies collected nearly $43 million from forfeitures since 2009. The laws allow police to take property if they believe it's being used in drug smuggling or other crimes. Officials argue they are powerful tools against drug and human-trafficking enterprises that move millions of dollars across interstate highways. The Register ran the story of a 20-year-old Chicago man stopped in...

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