Legal Opinion
United States v. One Clipper Bow Ketch Nisku, Ralph G. Washington, Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 1977No. 76-1271PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIGNOUX, District Judge.
In this action the United States seeks the forfeiture of a $25,000 ketch, the NISKU, alleging that it was used to transport and conceal contraband substances, including a quantity of marihuana and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 881, 49 U.S.C. §§ 781 and 782, and 19 U.S.C. § 1595a. Claimant, Ralph Washington, a resident of Arizona, purchased the NISKU in December 1973 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and returned to Arizona, leaving one Jose Giner to attend to the fitting out of the boat for a planned two-year cruise around the world. Giner was to serve as captain…
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