IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
MORGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Case No. 25-P-30
Judge McLaughlin
JOSEPH KINSER, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF BERKELEY COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, ON BEHALF OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE DRUG AND VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE, Petitioner,
v.
$27,729.00 U.S. CURRENCY AND 2024 LEXUS L57 SUV (VIN#:JTJMB7CX8R4061404), Respondent.
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR FORFEITURE
The object of this suit is to seek an Order forfeiting the described property pursuant to the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (Chapter 60A, Article 7 of the West Virginia Code, as amended).
TO ANY CLAIMANT OF A RIGHT IN SAID PROPERTY:
$27,729.00 U.S. CURRENCY AND 2024 LEXUS L57 SUV (VIN#:JTJMB7CX8R4061404),
You have the right to file a claim to the herein described property on or before August 4, 2025, (thirty days after date of first publication). Any such claims must clearly state the identity of the Claimant and an address where legal process can be served upon said Claimant.
The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force is responsible for the seizure of the Respondent property.
The seizure took place on or about April 2, 2025, in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Said property was owned by Mohammed Abdulla and Adel Obad and is believed to be used connection with the distribution of controlled substances.
After the date for filing said claims, an Order of the Court directing forfeiture of the seized said property and vesting ownership of said property in the State shall be sought.
If you fail to file a claim, thereafter an Order, upon proper hearing shall be entered against said property and against your claim for the relief sought in the Petition.
A copy of said petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk at his office.
Entered by the Clerk of Said Courts on this the 27th day of June, 2025.
Melanie Shambaugh
Clerk of the Morgan County Circuit Court
Amber Frederick Deputy
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