Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi, center, told an interim committee of the Kansas Legislature that it would be a mistake to undermine the state’s civil asset forfeiture system for seizing cash and property of people allegedly engaged in criminal conduct. TIM CARPENTER/KANSAS REFLECTOR
BY TIM CARPENTERKansas Reflector Law enforcement offers defense of current system; skeptics say its ripe for abuse TOPEKA — Members of the Kansas Legislature on…