State v. One 1978 Ford Van

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DREIER, J.A.D.

Defendant, Loreain Tolle, the ostensible owner of $14,987 declared forfeited to the State, has appealed from the forfeiture order. He has not appealed from that portion of the order also declaring forfeit a 1978 Ford Van in which the police found both illegal drugs and the disputed money.

The State’s witnesses testified to the discovery in the rear of the van of more than five pounds of marijuana packaged in a triple-wrapped garbage bag placed in a box which also contained a small paper bag holding a smaller bag of marijuana. Nearby was a…