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U.S. v. 1990 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

No. 92-3709.

9 F.3d 651 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 1990 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Donatelli, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the U.S. Atty., Civ. Div., Appellate Section, Chicago, IL (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Huyck (argued), Thomas J. Shanahan, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

This appeal by the United States requires us to interpret 21 U.S.C. § 881, which subjects property used in federal drug offenses to forfeiture. The government filed a complaint to forfeit a 1990 Toyota 4Runner seized in the following circumstances. Abiodun Oloko wanted to import two kilograms of heroin from the Philippines. He needed someone to go to Manila to pick up the drugs. The person he approached was, unbeknownst to him, an undercover...

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