Seized Assets Sold, Destroyed or Converted
Vehicles, Guns, Cash, Drugs Handled Several Ways
Posted: September 9, 2012 at 5:13 a.m.
Capt. Mike Sydoriak talks Aug. 14 about the history behind some of the vehicles sitting in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office’s impound lot in Bentonville.
BENTONVILLE — Benton County detectives seized drugs, eight vehicles, 15 weapons and $58,000 in cash when they arrested a marijuana distributor in February 2010.
At A Glance
Converting To Cash
Seized vehicles often are auctioned to raise money for law enforcement. The 4th Judicial Drug Task Force has collected $7,075 auctioning three vehicles since 2008. Another five vehicles in the seizure process will increase that total. In Benton County, 12 vehicles sold earlier this year netted just more than $58,000. A breakdown of what was sold:
• 2003 Cadillac Escalade: $7,000
• 2002 Ford F-150: $6,500
• 2003 Chevrolet Impala: $4,300
• 1998 Dodge Ram: $4,000
• 2000 Dodge Caravan: $2,700
• 2001 Jeep Cherokee: $3,000
• 2000 Jeep Cherokee: $3,900
• 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe: $1,600
• 2007 Honda Shadow (motorcycle): $3,700
• 2009 Harley-Davidson (motorcycle): $9,700
• 2006 Sundancer (pontoon boat) — $8,900
• 2003 Nissan Xterra: $2,750
Source: Benton County Sheriff’s Office
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"The U.S. war on drugs is a form of insanity."
--Ralph Nader
What an assault on constitutional protections and conservatives just stand around and applaud.
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