That would require evidence and due process, which is exactly what is not desired by the gov’t here. Because money is fungible and proving some specific money c

That would require evidence and due process, which is exactly what is not desired by the gov’t here. Because money is fungible and proving some specific money came from some specific illegal activity is hard. Making someone else prove it came from a legit source before it disappears is much easier on them. Especially since drug dealers (or most other folks) are not really all that interested in the scrutiny involved in a civil trial. Civil discovery is potentially incredibly invasive, with few of the protections of a criminal case.