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Troopers from the 7th Cavalry were confiscating firearms from a Lakota camp on December 29, 1890, when a struggle broke out between the soldiers and one of the residents, a Sioux named Black Coyote.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Federal authorities have said that officers were confiscating weapons illegally brought into the District starting Jan. 5 and encountered people brandishing gun parts in an intimidating manner.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

In February Swiss prosecutors said they were dropping charges of financial wrongdoing against Teodorin Obiang Nguema but were confiscating the luxury cars as part of the case.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2019

Agents had illuminated the yard with floodlights and set up tables to spread out and examine the items they were confiscating.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2016

They were confiscating the two vehicles registered under a prisoner’s name.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez