It seems pretty clear to me the problem here is misaligned incentives.  If the police weren&#x27;t allowed to keep seized money, and where it did end up was disconnected enough, there would be little reason to confiscate property without due cause.<p>Where we could redirect the money that it didn&#x27;t cause problems is an interesting question, and I&#x27;m not sure I know of an answer that doesn&#x27;t create other considerable problems.