They were going to buy a house. Fine. Which one?
Whatever. It's a moot point. An update to the story confirms they were drug dealers. Now the asset forfeiture will be criminal, not civil.
You are so naive, it's embarrassing.
Yeah. I'm so naive I can't figure out that the bureaucrats can get infomation about your financial affairs from your bank on demand that they can't get from your personal records without a warrant. You'd want their money taken even if they were buying a house, because it was cash.
As I read it, it confirms they are being charged, not convicted, of intending to be drug dealers.