Yahoo Autos Texas Police Add Drug Dealer's Seized Corvette Z06 To Its Fleet
A once murdered-out 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: On the surface it may seem like the ideal wheels for drug lords — fast, intimidating, and a surprisingly decent amount of luggage space, capable of holding enough narcotics to ensure many a year is spent clinging to that slippery bar of soap.
Indeed the car you see here was such a machine, but now that it’s been seized by New Braunfels Police Department in Texas, the role it plays today is that of a badass cop car.
Taking to Facebook to show off their newest fleet member, the police department has asked kids aged 8-16 to come up with the Corvette’s new name: So far the top contenders are “Copnado” and “Optimus Crime,” but not everyone was happy about the Z06′s newfound job enforcing the law.
Call it, “Taxpayer Funded,” one commenter wrote. “Aren’t y’all supposed to auction what’s stolen with ‘asset forfeiture seizure’?,” said another.
The department was quick to respond:
