DRUG MONEY Boosting Local Share An Incentive A Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics proposal to shift the share of drug forfeiture proceeds from the state to local agencies could spur more aggressive law enforcement. Under current law, money derived from forfeitures is given 80 percent to the state, 20 percent to the local law enforcement agency involved in seizing the assets. The bureau wants to reverse that percentage. Not to disparage any county's agencies, but drug laws might be more aggressively enforced with this incentive. It would, however, have to be carefully monitored by the state to ensure that the rights of citizens are not abused.
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