eli5: What happens to all the illegal drugs seized by police?
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Goes into an evidence store room until trial. Then its brought out and shown to the court as evidence. Once the trial is over, or a deal is made between the accused and the prosecution, then has to follow procedures laid out by the DOJ for evidence retention.
https://www.justice.gov/jm/9-14000-procedure-disposal-seized-evidence-closed-criminal-cases
Essentially they have to keep it for a certain amount of time, then notify everyone ( including the defendent’s lawyer) about it’s pending destruction. If no one objects then it is destroyed. If anyone objects then it may be retained for far longer.
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