In re Forfeiture of $71,511.53 in United States Currency

HERSEY, Chief Judge.

In the execution of a search warrant after a “controlled buy,” law enforcement officers forced their way into the home of Sarah Davis. On the premises they found contraband drugs and paraphernalia, as well as the currency which is the subject matter of these forfeiture proceedings.

The leading issue in this appeal from the order granting forfeiture is whether there was compliance with the “knock and announce” statute and, if not, whether entry was permissible under one of the exceptions to this statutory requirement.

The “knock and announce” rule, embodied in section 933.09,…