Emily Mahoney, Author at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

A Navajo County Sheriff reserve deputy makes a traffic stop in Holbrook, Arizona on November 22, 2016, in an effort to find and seize drugs along Interstate 40. Navajo County uses forfeiture money to fund the salaries of its drug task force. (Photo by Emily L. Mahoney/Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting)

Arizona asset seizures net $200M in past five years

by Emily Mahoney and Agnel Philip January 10, 2017October 28, 2020

Civil asset forfeiture laws let Arizona police seize tens of millions of dollars in cash and property each year, even if suspected criminals aren’t convicted, and with little oversight of how the proceeds are spent.