Language is very important, and by repeatedly referring to what the DEA does as "seizure" or "asset forfeiture", this is itself an attempt to shape the conversa

Language is very important, and by repeatedly referring to what the DEA does as "seizure" or "asset forfeiture", this is itself an attempt to shape the conversation. They operate within the State's legal framework, which is why those euphemisms get used, rather than what they'd be called in almost any other circumstance when done by others (armed robbery, theft, etc).