Which means, now crypto and NFTs are treated as a "normal" assets.
Lol! It's hilarious to see this statement!
Digital assets are normal since a long time now, especially in the western countries. This is not the first instance where cryptos have been seized by police as criminal proceed. Probably that's the first case for NFT.
NFT market is flooded with money launderers. I mean NFT is the best thing ever happened in the money laundering world after privacy focused cryptocurrencies. Otherwise a JPG shouldn't get sold for millions. It's an utter nonsense!
I believe their authorities have done their homework, hence, even the NFT has been seized. They have their own reasons why they took it. But yes, seizure of digital assets is not new anymore. But maybe, one of the firsts for NFT. Their police force should be very familiar how NFT works, because if not, how could they seize it and assess its value? They may have been following the transactions of this person, and checking it in the market.