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U.S. v. $129,727 U.S. Currency, No. 96-55606 (9th Cir.) (129 F.3d 486) (November 3, 1997) (Judge Thomas G. Nelson)

This forfeiture case shows ease by which the Government can seize cash under the so-called "probable cause standards" that prevail in the Alice-in-Wonderland world of the Federal drug forfeiture statutes. (See the Quote of the Week below.)

In this case, Daniel Trujillo was stopped at an airport by some DEA ...

 

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