Moreno proposed simply to confiscate the money and nationalize the mines. Forfeiture rules were used to confiscate cars of intoxicated motorists. If discovered and proven terrorist assets, authorities can confiscate property to disrupt terrorist activities. Police officers proceeded to try and confiscate footage from reporters. Irish courts also have the power to confiscate passports of defendants. Witnesses at the scene said police attempted to confiscate cameras. Despite laws against the practice, employers confiscate migrant workers' passports. They could confiscate the estates of traitors and felons, and regrant these at will. He managed to "confiscate" the money and arrest The King at the same time. I do not propose either to purchase or to confiscate private property in land. He feared that if Germany surrendered it, the Allies would confiscate it as reparations. They allow the Yahoos to escape and they "confiscate" the pills. Then, after the passage of a month, they would secretly confiscate it. Efforts by BART officers to confiscate witnesses' cellphones during the incident created controversy. Enacting/amending laws to confiscate and recover such assets; and 3.