PER CURIAM:
Appellants filed suit in the district court to recover a penalty payment of $69,600 assessed by the Bureau of Customs for alleged violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1584. This statute imposes a monetary penalty for, inter alia, imported contraband found on board a vessel. The government contends that the M/V MAYA, a banana boat carrying cargo between Turbo, Colombia and Tampa, Florida, was carrying some 870 pounds of marijuana and notified appellants of demand...
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