impound
verb (used with object)
to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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The agency considers them unlicensed taxis and has been impounding the vehicles.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2014