forfeiture

forfeiture Sec. 212. Any dangerous drug seized pursuant to any lawful search or which may have come into the custody of any peace officer, the lawful possession of which cannot be established or the title to which cannot be ascertained, shall be forfeited and destroyed in the same manner provided for narcotic drugs in section 17 of the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 794; D. C. Code, title 33–417), as amended.