The US Drug Enforcement Administration has been building a massive license plate reader (LPR) database over several years that it shares with federal and local authorities. The ACLU obtained documents about the program through the Freedom of Information Act, but few details have emerged from those heavily redacted pages. The program relies on hundreds of cameras that snap images of each vehicle that passes, recording license plate numbers, direction of travel and time. The primary goal of the program is forfeiture, the controversial policing practice of seizing cash, cars and other valuables from motorists and others not yet charged with crimes.”]