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found: (1) $500 in a bedroom; (2) $1,901 on petitioner; and (3)
$8,450 in a beige box in a bedroom. In total, the officers found
and seized $211,886 in cash at petitioners' residence. The police
officers also seized: (1) A 1990 Nissan 240SX automobile; (2) a
Smith & Wesson .38-caliber 5-shot, 2" barrel gun; (3) a Kurz 380-
caliber semiautomatic gun; (4) a North America Arms .22-caliber
long, 5-shot, 1" barrel gun; (5) a North America Arms .22-caliber
long 3/4" barrel gun; (6) an Iver Johnson .30-caliber semiautomatic
rifle; (7) two scales; and (8) a Glory money counter.
During the search, petitioner told one of the officers
conducting the search, Detective Julio Morejon, that a portion of
the money in the cooler belonged to a "friend". Petitioner did not
disclose the "friend's" name.
Mrs. Arcia first learned about the money in the cooler on
October 25, 1991, during the search and seizure.
City Forfeiture Action
On January 31, 1992, the City of Miami commenced a forfeiture
action against all the currency and other personal property and
assets seized from petitioners' home in the Circuit Court of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Dade County, Florida (the
Circuit Court). The City named petitioners (and their son Elio
Arcia, Jr.) as claimants. On April 24, 1992, the Circuit Court
filed a Rule to Show Cause. On June 15, 1992, petitioners filed an
Answer to Rule to Show Cause, agreeing that they were the claimants
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