I’m not an “at any cost” libertarian, but this seems awfully draconian to me. I could see a hefty fine because it’s dangerous and illegal, but not confiscation and destruction.
Except that two issues are covered together in the article. While it's true that they also do this for racing, this guy was pulled over for having a headlight out, they popped the hood (I assume they asked his permission, he was an idiot not to refuse it) and found an engine with no serial number.