Civil forfeiture is a nice-sounding name for seizure of private property. Government has the power to do it, but not the right.
Hypothetical. Chapo is a truck driver making 1,000 a month in Shithole, New Mexico He starts selling drugs and in ten years has a mansion in Santa Fe, a yacht in the gulf of California, and a beach house in Hawaii. He has there mercedes and and airplane and 3 million in jewelry. 50 million in art. 5 million in firearms for himself and his “entourage.” And 2 millions cash in the bank and 6 million stashed in the floorboard.
Do you believe any of these assets should be forfeited after a guilty plea. Add, drug selling is his only source of income.