The Washington Post provided excellent coverage in September: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/stop-and-seize/ http://www.washingtonpo

The Washington Post provided excellent coverage in September: http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/stop-and-seize/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/06/st... IIRC, it was this article that described police being trained on how to obtain valuable assets, and police collaborating on message boards: One example was an officer posting on a message board a car's description and license plate, and telling officers in a neighboring jurisdiction that the car was coming their way, and that he was unable to justify seizure when he stopped the driver but that they might have better luck. EDIT: And here is the ACLU's page on the issue: https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/civil-asset-forfeiture https://www.aclu.org/criminal-law-reform/civil-asset-forfeit...