Legal Opinion
Rivera Agredano v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided March 27, 2006No. 05-608 CPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HEWITT, Judge.
Plaintiffs present themselves in their complaint as an unwitting purchaser and passenger of a vehicle that contained seventeen kilograms of marijuana hidden beneath upholstery. The vehicle was purchased at a Federal Forfeiture auction. The vehicle had been confiscated by the Customs Service in connection with an arrest. Plaintiffs allege that they spent a year in a Mexican prison following discovery of the marijuana by Mexican authorities at a Mexican checkpoint. Plaintiffs state that they are innocent of the crime of possession of marijuana and seek to recover…
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