STATE EX REL. GODDARD v. Ochoa

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 In this civil in rem forfeiture action, claimant-appellant, Martin Ochoa (“Ochoa”), appeals from the trial court’s order granting the State’s motion to strike his claim assert ing an interest in real property. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 In 2001, the State of Arizona began an investigation into a criminal enterprise involving the sale of methamphetamines in Mohave County. The main suspect in the investigation was Jose Ochoa, Ochoa’s brother. Ochoa told investigators that he and Jose were involved in the distribution of illegal drugs. Ochoa was…