SCHEB, Judge.
Appellant Nichols challenges the trial court's order forfeiting his motor vehicle to the state under Section 943.43, Florida Statutes (1975). Since there was no showing of any nexus between the controlled substance found in the vehicle and any illegal drug operation, we hold the forfeiture was improper. We reverse.
Two deputies from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Department stopped Nichols while he was driving his van on March 9, 1977. The deputies...
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