Legal Opinion
Vereda, Ltda. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided August 13, 1998No. 96-256CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Chief Judge.
This case comes before the court on defendant’s Motion To Dismiss and concerns the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) seizure of a 1978 Rockwell Commander aircraft (hereinafter “the airplane”), and the attempts of those financially interested in that airplane to seek redress for that seizure.
There is no property right in the profits, instrumentalities, or subject matter of the drug trade. This illegal and immoral trade is rightly a pariah in any civilized society. The government may properly seize any and all goods related to, used in, supporting or coming out of the…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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