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SARKISIAN v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1115.

472 F.2d 468 (1973)

H. Medill SARKISIAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, and Kelly Tipps, Port Director of Customs for State and District of Colorado, Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. ONE PACKAGE OF ANTIQUES AND INDIAN JEWELRY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1973.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert B. Wolf, of Meer & Wolf, Denver, Colo. (Walter Slatkin, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), for appellant.

Charles W. Johnson, Asst. U. S. Atty. (James L. Treece, U. S. Atty., with him on the brief), for appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, SETH, and HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judges.

SETH, Circuit Judge.

Two suits were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado concerning an air shipment of jewelry which arrived at Denver, Colorado, from Lebanon. The jewelry was seized by customs agents when the container was opened at the airport. The owner filed an action to recover it, and the Government filed proceedings to forfeit the shipment. The suits were consolidated and the trial court held for the Government. The owner has...

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