United States v. 300 Oz. Gerovital Lotion (H3), and 25,000 Gerovital Tablets (H3), More or Less

MEMORANDUM

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FACTS

This case concerns a complaint for forfeiture of certain drugs seized by the United States Customs Service. The defendants are 300 ounces of Gerovital Lotion (H3) and 25,000 Gerovital Tablets (H3). On March 1, 1978, the defendants were exported from Bucharest, Romania, in bond via Pan American World Airways. They were contained in three cartons outside of which bore the identification of the defendants as Gerovital (H3), the name of the claimant (S. A. Frebar, a Tijuana pharmaceutical company), and the points of embarcation and ultimate destination of the shipment, Tijuana, Mexico. On March 2, 1978, the defendants arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and were unloaded in the Pan American Cargo Terminal. The defendants were then transported from Kennedy to Los Angeles International Airport in bond via American Airlines. On March 7, 1978, the defendants were seized by authorized agents of the United States Customs Service from the customs area of the International Cargo Facility of American Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport. The plaintiff seeks an order that the defendants be condemned and forfeited to the United States for…