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U.S. v. $277,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 89-56005.

941 F.2d 898 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $277,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY; One 1986 Dodge Ram Charger, Jalisco, Mexico Lic. No. HWY773, Defendants, and Ramon S. Montes, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerson S. Horn, and William S. Pitman, Beverly Hills, Cal., for claimant-appellant.

Donna R. Eide, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

HUG, Circuit Judge:

The Government obtained the civil forfeiture of a 1986 Dodge Ram Charger and $277,000 in U.S. currency found in this vehicle, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881 (1988). Claimant Montes appeals on the ground that evidence discovered in the search of the Dodge Ram Charger should have been suppressed because it was obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. He contends that the police conduct in searching the leased Dodge Ram Charger, which...

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