IMHO, forfeiture as originally used was okay. You bust a dope dealer, an in the home you find 10 kilos of cocaine and next to it you find $150K in cash. Or you forfeit the car if you find a smuggler running dope in it.
Problem is that creative lawyers and LEOs have almost turned it into a game, with the grand prize being millions of dollars in cash and property. Problem became worse when agencies began relying on that forfeiture income as a part of their budget, because that created a need to keep the money coming. And, where the problem went over the top is when the law was created that put the burden on the accused to prove innocence, not the state to prove guilt. And I know it isn't that difficult to prove that the money was obtained by legal means, but the burden should never be on the accused.
Sounds to me like this is another case of the state relying on the forfeiture to fix budget problems. Not good...