United States v. ONE 1976 BUICK SKYLARK, ETC.

MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER and JUDGMENT

KANE, District Judge.

This is an action for forfeiture of a vehicle allegedly used “to facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, concealment, purchase, barter, exchange or giving away of a quantity of cocaine, a controlled substance within the meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 812 and 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(1).” The case was tried to the court upon written stipulations of facts submitted by the plaintiff and the intervenor on July 13, 1978.

The facts stipulated are as follows:

1. The appraised value of the subject vehicle is in excess of $2,500.

2. On…