People v. Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred & Twelve Dollars

Opinion by

Judge LOEB.

Defendants, Ricardo Hernandez, Rosa E. Hernandez, Manuella Hernandez, Esmeralda Villela, and Enrique Rodriguez, appeal the trial court’s order granting forfeiture to the People of $23,153 in currency seized from the home of defendant Ricardo Hernandez (Hernandez). We affirm.

Hernandez was arrested for possession and distribution of cocaine after making multiple sales to an undercover police officer. The drug sales and the arrest occurred several miles from Hernandez’s home. At the site of the arrest, the police confiscated $5,000 in currency and more cocaine from Hernandez…