United States v. $87,375 in US Currency

OPINION

GERRY, Chief Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Plaintiff United States has brought this case under 21 U.S.C. § 881 against the defendant property, $87,375 in United States Currency. The United States has alleged that the defendant property is traceable in some way to a transaction involving controlled substances in violation of Title 21 of the U.S.Code. The claimants to the defendant property are citizens of Colombia, Juan Ricardo Camacho and Maria Clara Echavarria.

A bench trial was heard in this court on May 15, 1989, and the court now issues the following findings of fact…