Legal Opinion
United States v. Thirty-Six Thousand, One Hundred & Twenty-Five Dollars
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 1, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1783PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
DUPLANTIER, District Judge.
On October 27, 1977, David L. Albrecht arrived at New Orleans International Airport from Honduras, Central America. In response to the question: “Are you carrying over $5000.00 in coin, currency, or monetary instruments?” on the Customs Declaration form signed by him, Albrecht answered “No”. He was arrested by U. S. Customs Agents after the discovery by them in his luggage and on his person of over $36,-000. 00.in U. S. Currency and about $70.00 of Colombian and Belize currency.
The money was seized by the United States and is the subject of this…
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