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he would tell the DEA agents what kinds of things interested
him, and they would try to recall cases that might fit his
criteria. DEA agents in the Blaine office understood that
Howisey would be interested in cases involving large amounts
of currency or assets with a clear drug connection. When
Howisey visited the Blaine DEA office on August 17, 1994,
DEA agents mentioned that he might want to look at
petitioner's file as well as approximately six other files
that might have potential as tax cases.
During the period in question (February 1993 to August
1994), Parks was the resident agent in charge of the Blaine,
Washington, DEA office. Parks personally selected files
that he thought would be most relevant to share with the
IRS.
DEA agents in the Blaine office work closely with the
Customs Service and the Border Patrol on currency cases.
The Blaine DEA office operated drug task forces that
included representation from the Border Patrol, the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police, and State and local police, but not
the IRS. Procedural History
The Government brought an action in the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Washington to forfeit the
money seized from petitioner and Goncalo on the theory that
it was the proceeds of narcotics trafficking. Petitioner
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