They didn't seize the miners because the miners are bad on their own. this isn't like drugs. the miners aren't banned here. They seized them because they were

They didn't seize the miners because the miners are bad on their own. this isn't like drugs. the miners aren't banned here. They seized them because they were used in other crime, ie, stealing electricity. Do police not auction off the cars they seize for their use as a getaway car?