text: can police take your money? i know someone that got arrested and when he went to jail they took the money out of his wallet and never gave it back. is this right? or is it some kind of punishment? thanks so much! yes! they have loopholes you see.. drug money is to be confiscated, along with any possession which derived from such. true blue ones don't take it, but the corrupt one's get away regularly. c'est la vie. zut alors.