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One eyewitness told the BBC clashes broke out on Thursday after police confronted the vendors, with the unit commander shouting: "Either sell at a fair price or we will confiscate the goods."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Rather than making teachers enforce the policy, instructors can call the office if a student is using a phone, and a campus aide will confiscate it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

“If we find briefcases, we will confiscate them,” Mr. Nocerino said dryly.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

He wrote in the letter that he ‘cannot go into any great detail about regrets or feeling as the guards will confiscate my letter’ and could use it as evidence against him.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019

“Since we cannot confirm that this is merely food, we will confiscate this package.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh