This is just the tip of the iceberg as far as cops framing innocents with planted drugs. Forfeiture law heavily encourages such behavior.
I was heavily in favor of asset forfeiture in the past, because drug dealers truly were laundering a vast amount of money by purchasing assets with money obtained by criminal means. And to me, that was grossly unfair to law abiding citizens. I agree that serious civil abuses are occurring because of the emphasis on asset forfeitures, even without a conviction, and sometimes for minor crimes. In essence, it is out of control. The asset forfeiture laws need serious revisions!