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U.S. v. $215,300 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 87-5826.

882 F.2d 417 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Duvan Arboleda, individually and as president of Gold & Gems Trading, Claimant-Appellant, v. $215,300 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc L. Barbakoff, Miami, Fla., for claimant-appellant.

Robert A. Pallemon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, SCHROEDER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On April 25, 1985, Alvaro Dario Hoyos entered Los Angeles International Airport carrying $215,300 strapped to his body and stuffed in his clothes. Law enforcement agents seized the money. The district court ordered forfeiture. Duvan Arboleda appeals, claiming the money Hoyos transported on his behalf was not drug-related. We affirm.

I.

Los Angeles Police Detective Michael Farrant was on duty at the airport when Hoyos walked past with...

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