The phrase “confiscate on” is not correct or usable in written English.
Instead, one would use the phrase “confiscate from”. For example, “The police confiscated the drugs from the suspect.”.
The newspaper was confiscated on one day and suspended publication for two.
The book was confiscated on day one and Ed was told it was inappropriate.
"I'm rather hoping that some of you might have been able to initiate [the duchess] into the special pleasure of Tim Tams, not to mention the unique experience of Vegemite, as our one and only jar of jubilee Marmite was confiscated on arrival here in Australia".
They say, 'Your nose is putting the Congo into danger.' " At one point his father was imprisoned, and his father's cattle confiscated, on the pretext that he was not a citizen.
The men also said their passports were confiscated on arrival in Qatar.
Personal property confiscated on Thursday was to be stored for 90 days before being disposed of in March.
One women said her pumpkin pie was confiscated, on the ground that pumpkin pie contained gel-like material.
They all also claimed that their passports were confiscated on arrival in the country, illegal under Malaysian employment law.
In Australia, a 2013 study found nearly half of the cannabis confiscated on the streets contained more than 15% THC.
Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say their passports are still routinely confiscated on arrival, despite a court order to the contrary.
