United States v. One Oldsmobile Club Coupe, 1939 Model, Engine No. G-51548, Serial No. G-331506

HINCKS, District Judge.

By this libel the Government seeks to condemn an automobile used by one Caristi for the transportation of 200 grains of heroin hydrochloride in a package not containing any revenue or customs stamps thereon. The claimant is a finance company which prior to the seizure of the automobile was a bona fide holder in due course of a note secured by a conditional bill of sale on said automobile, by virtue of which it now holds title to said automobile subject to the rights, if any, of the libellant herein. The allegations of the libel were denied by the claimant and the case…