People ex rel. Petka v. Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Forty Dollars

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State brought this action in the circuit court of Will County as a complaint for forfeiture of $27,440 in United States currency pursuant to section 505 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 561/2, par. 1505) (the Act). The currency was claimed by Isabelle Vasquez, a Columbian native. The court, after hearing the matter, denied the complaint and ordered that the money be returned to Mrs. Vasquez. The State brings this appeal, challenging the trial court’s ruling. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

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