Last October, the department raked in over $100,000.00 in confiscated cash, using a tactic known as civil asset forfeiture. This allows police to seize property on the spot - sometimes without even charging the owner with a crime - and forcing the owner to prove his innocence in court to retrieve the items or money. Often, the legal battle is more expense than the property itself, and can take many months.

Reporters asked Spartanburg Sheriff Chuck Wright if the operation was all about revenue generation, provoking an interesting response.

After a long pause, Sheriff Wright replied, "You know it's a part of it, but it ain'��t the main reason we do it."

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