Chike Okafor v. United States

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

Chike Okafor appeals the decision of the district court denying his motion for return of property. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(g). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm the district court’s ruling.

In 2013, at San Francisco International Airport, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) agents seized $99,500 in cash from Okafor’s carry-on bag. The DEA sent Okafor a notice on May 1, 2013, informing him that the money was subject to forfeiture under 21 U.S.C. § 881 because it had been used in, or acquired as a result of, a violation of the Controlled…