Our politicians need to be very careful when considering civil forfeiture legislation.  The constitutionality of this legislation is questionable, but it exists because the people whose assets are seized no longer have the financial means to fight a long protracted legal battle with a government with unlimited financial resources.
The RICO legislation in the United States is also an example of this.
Government bureaucrats will use any and all means possible to pursue their objectives, regardless of the original intent of the legislation.
Governments should NEVER be allowed to seize a person's assets without some form of judicial approval which gives the defendant the right AND THE MEANS to defend himself/herself in a court of law.