United States v. $284,950.00 in U.S. Currency

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Nikkolas Thompson appeals the district court's 1 judgment in favor of the United States in this civil forfeiture action. We affirm.

In 2015, Transportation Security Administration agents at the Little Rock, Arkansas airport discovered nearly $285,000 in cash in a false bottom of Thompson's suitcase, and a drug-sniffing dog indicated the odor of narcotics on the suitcase. The Government filed a complaint seeking to forfeit the money under 21 U.S.C. § 881 (a)(6). Thompson filed a verified claim and answer contesting the Government's action, asserting that part of the…