The po-po will ALWAYS find an "extenuating circumstance."
Check on a burglar alarm going off.... search and Confiscation..
Building inspector needs to check on things.... bring along NCPD and search and Confiscate...
Random searches to make sure everything is Okay.... search and Confiscate...
[Disclaimer - Totalitarian "Liberals" have already though through their scams, so I take no responsibility for giving them ideas]