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GGD-81-51 1 (1981-04-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabbwq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: , o- . ... ''-fspecific- O F - .- -,u.. i~.---co----. / I - - - ~e b a s i s O f BY THECOMPTROLLER GENERAL To The Honorable Joseph R. Biden United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES Asset Forfeiture--A Seldom Used Tool In Combatting Drug Trafficking Billions of dollars of profits are generated by organized crime; drug trafficking revenues alone are estimated at $60 billion annually. Even though legislation designed to attack these profits through asset forfeiture was en- acted more than a decade ago, forfeiture of criminal assets has been miniscule. The primary reason for the limited use of asset forfeiture has been the lack of ledership by the Department of JustlI. The Dpart- ment has not given investIptop and prosecu- tors guidance and incentis 4 forfeit- ure. Also, emerging cm, L ca the statutes may be flav. GA recommends that the Congress clarify 0 t:Waden the scope of the 9wimInaI forhie satutes and that the Att Il improve forfeiture program ma t. (~77 U 0< 1*--h GGD-81-51 ICCO ~4\APR IL 10, 1981