Legal Opinion
Barrera-Montenegro v. USA & Drug Enforcement Administration
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1996No. 95-50071PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an administrative forfeiture by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) under authority of 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) 1 . The question presented is whether the Plaintiff-Appellant, AI-phonso Barrera-Montenegro (henceforth Barrera) received sufficient notice of the government’s intent to forfeit money seized during a temporary detention. Because we hold he did not, we reverse the district court’s order dismissing his complaint.
I. Facts
On July 22, 1992, at a United States Border Patrol checkpoint at Sierra Blanca, Texas, a search of the bags…
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