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Counties upset DPS doesn't share more asset forfeiture income from I-40

An article in the Amarillo Globe News says the Department of Public Safety often takes cases to federal court to get a bigger portion of the assets seized and cut out local District Attorneys. Reports the Globe-News ("Cashing In: Who benefits the most from seized currency?" Nov. 21):DPS officials said the I-40 corridor, which runs through seven counties in Texas, is one of the busiest in the state for criminal activity. Drug cartels and smugglers often use the highway to transport narcotics, weapons, humans and illegal profits from coast to coast.Perhaps no issue proves more quietly contentious in the local law enforcement community than how the seized currency - about $14.6 million in 51/2 years - is divided among agencies hungry for revenue in a struggling economy...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 21, 2010 (boomark / email).