Asset forfeiture rates were actually significantly down in the years immediately following the September 11th attacks. It wasn't until 2006 that annual forfeitu

Asset forfeiture rates were actually significantly down in the years immediately following the September 11th attacks. It wasn't until 2006 that annual forfeiture recoveries reached the rates they did during the 90s (at which point, yes, they increased sharply — nearly quadrupling in just two years). [1] As for the constitutionality of asset forfeiture, you'll have to take that up with SCotUS, who've (unfortunately) rather consistently disagreed with you. [1]: http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Forfeiture http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Forfeiture