| If you are in the market for a used vehicle, a seized | | | | agency. At the local or county level, a vehicle may |
| vehicle auction may be one source for you to | | | | have been seized by the local police or county sheriff. |
| consider. Many cars, tucks and vans can be found at | | | | Your local police impound lot is a great place to check |
| any of the seized vehicle auctions that take place on | | | | for a seized vehicle auction. |
| a monthly basis. These vehicles are typically seized | | | | Another source of seized cars and trucks that are |
| because they were involved in a criminal activity or | | | | continually put up for auction are banks and lending |
| they were seized as part of a criminal's assets. | | | | institutions. These cars, trucks and vans may have |
| One of the largest auctioneers of seized vehicles is | | | | been repossessed or foreclosed by the bank or |
| the U.S. government. There are three levels of | | | | lending company. These auctions take place because |
| government that you need to look at in order to find | | | | the bank or lending company needs to get some of |
| an auction. At the federal level, vehicles are seized by | | | | their money back out of the vehicle after having |
| the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug | | | | repossessed it. |
| Enforcement Agency, the Internal Revenue Service, | | | | A seized vehicle auction is a great place to find a deal |
| the U.S. Marshalls, the Department of the Treasury, | | | | on a used car or truck. With all of the options |
| the Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland | | | | available for finding seized vehicles, it should not be |
| Security. At the state level, cars and trucks may | | | | hard to find an auction in your area. |
| have been seized by the state police or a state | | | | |