Cities Collect Drug Bust Money

Spliff Twister · 09-13-2006, 02:59 AM

Money Awarded From Foreiture Program

Police in Visalia and Farmersville each received checks for more than $173,000 Friday, their portions of money confiscated during a 2005 drug bust.

The money was handed out as part of the U.S. Attorney's Office's forfeiture program, which gives part of the money confiscated from drug traffickers and white collar criminals back to police departments.

Visalia police Sgt. Shawn Delaney said the money has to be spent on narcotics enforcement, and his department plans to use part of its money to upgrade surveillance equipment for narcotics operations. In addition to the money, Visalia police received two cars, which Delaney said will be used for undercover operations.

Visalia police Chief Bob Williams accepted the two cars and a check for the money during a ceremony in Fresno that also was attended by Farmersville police Chief Mario Krstic, whose department received money.

Calls to Krstic were not returned Friday.

The money and cars came from a drug bust in June of last year conducted by Visalia and Farmersville police at a home in the 700 block of North Kern Street in Farmersville.

Visalia police, who initiated the investigation, suspected that a large-scale drug operation was going on. After serving a search warrant on the house, investigators found more than $433,000 in cash along with 13 pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of cocaine and 93 pounds of marijuana with a combined street value of about $1 million, according to a press release from the U.S Attorney's Office.

Also seized were two "high-priced" vehicles, the ones turned over Friday to Visalia police.

The money and cars were obtained through forfeiture judgments because they were obtained or bought with drug money. The U.S Attorney's Office for the eastern district of California, obtained forfeiture judgments totaling more than $17.6 million last year.

About $830,000 of the money went to state and local law enforcement agencies while $875,000 went to crime victims.

Pubdate: Mon, 13 Feb 2006
Source: Visalia Times-Delta, The (CA)
Copyright: 2006 The Visalia Times-Delta.
Contact: editorial@visaliatimesdelta.com
Website: http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2759
Author: David Castellon
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/af.htm (Asset Forfeiture)

09-13-2006, 02:59 AM	#1
Spliff Twister Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,660	Cities Collect Drug Bust Money Money Awarded From Foreiture Program Police in Visalia and Farmersville each received checks for more than $173,000 Friday, their portions of money confiscated during a 2005 drug bust. The money was handed out as part of the U.S. Attorney's Office's forfeiture program, which gives part of the money confiscated from drug traffickers and white collar criminals back to police departments. Visalia police Sgt. Shawn Delaney said the money has to be spent on narcotics enforcement, and his department plans to use part of its money to upgrade surveillance equipment for narcotics operations. In addition to the money, Visalia police received two cars, which Delaney said will be used for undercover operations. Visalia police Chief Bob Williams accepted the two cars and a check for the money during a ceremony in Fresno that also was attended by Farmersville police Chief Mario Krstic, whose department received money. Calls to Krstic were not returned Friday. The money and cars came from a drug bust in June of last year conducted by Visalia and Farmersville police at a home in the 700 block of North Kern Street in Farmersville. Visalia police, who initiated the investigation, suspected that a large-scale drug operation was going on. After serving a search warrant on the house, investigators found more than $433,000 in cash along with 13 pounds of methamphetamine, two pounds of cocaine and 93 pounds of marijuana with a combined street value of about $1 million, according to a press release from the U.S Attorney's Office. Also seized were two "high-priced" vehicles, the ones turned over Friday to Visalia police. The money and cars were obtained through forfeiture judgments because they were obtained or bought with drug money. The U.S Attorney's Office for the eastern district of California, obtained forfeiture judgments totaling more than $17.6 million last year. About $830,000 of the money went to state and local law enforcement agencies while $875,000 went to crime victims. Pubdate: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 Source: Visalia Times-Delta, The (CA) Copyright: 2006 The Visalia Times-Delta. Contact: editorial@visaliatimesdelta.com Website: http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2759 Author: David Castellon Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/af.htm (Asset Forfeiture)

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