United States v. One 1947 Oldsmobile Sedan

SMITH, District Judge.

This is a civil proceeding under Sections 781 to 788 of Title 49 U.S.C., 49 U.S.C.A. §§ 781 to 788, to enforce the forfeiture of a motor vehicle heretofore seized by the agents of the Narcotics Division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The libel charges that the vehicle was used to transport and to facilitate the transportation of “contraband,” to wit, narcotic drugs, in violation of Section 781 of the said Act. The right of the libelant to enforce the forfeiture is challenged by the owners of the vehicle, Carmen Tino and Edward Pesa, hereinafter identified as the…