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human
ELI5: What happens to the proceeds of crime?

Say its drug money what happens to it ? After its been taken as evidence, and the case has gone through the courts what actually happens to all the money from crime? Does it go to the state or given to charity ?
gpt
The police get to keep it. It's called "civil asset forfeiture", and it gets rolled into the police budget. It's been a big sticking point lately because it has been used to seize money that almost certainly was not acquired or intended to be used illegally.