Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1974 Learjet 24D, Serial Number 24D-290, Mexican Registration XA-RMF
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1999No. 98-5080PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
The United States seized a Learjet and appeals the dismissal of its in rem forfeiture complaint seeking the issuance of an arrest warrant for the aircraft and the forfeiture of the plane. We reverse.
I. Background
On May 28, 1997, agents at the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration learned that a Learjet, model 24D, serial number 24D-290, with Mexican registration XA-RMF (“the jet”), had landed in Brownsville, Texas. On one Customs form, the pilot, Jaime Madrid-Sanchez, listed the owner as the Mexican company AEROJAL. On another…
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