U.S. v. ONE 1978 CHEVROLET IMPALA, ETC.

No. 79-2457. Summary Calendar.

614 F.2d 983 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ONE 1978 CHEVROLET IMPALA VIN — 1L69U8S156817, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren L. "Rip" Collins, Jr., Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Jeremiah Handy, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, KRAVITCH and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Claimants appeal from a judgment for forfeiture against their 1978 Chevrolet Impala under 21 U.S.C.A. § 881 and 49 U.S.C.A. § 782. We affirm.

At the trial, the Government presented evidence showing that the vehicle was employed in transporting phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P) used in the manufacture of methaphetamine. While methaphetamine is a controlled substance and thus contraband, P-2-P is not. 21 U.S.C.A. § 812; 49 U.S.C.A. §...

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