And let's not forget those instances where cars being stopped for traffic violations got searched, the cops found a large amount of cash and seized it purely because it's a large amount of cash. Cash that was in no way connected to any illegal activity at all.

Those are the actions that are why other nations are warning their citizens that if they must travel to the US, they should not carry any cash.

Forfeiture is nothing more than a legal means for the police to steal outright from the citizenry.