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by Quenty 1833 days ago
From another perspective, consider it probably did not cost $90 million to execute this plan. So overall, this is a net profit, and most likely cost effective.
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Was the plan to make profit or to reduce drug trafficking? Maybe they should reevaluate their goals.
The agency that seizes the money gets to keep it.

This person had his motel all paid off. So the Government decided to size it because they could sell it. He fought them off, barely:

https://www.wbur.org/news/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-f...

It was a top secret plan spanning multiple countries likely run by corrupt officials, I think it probably cost more than 90 million!