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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KANAWHA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA CASE NO. 20-C-876 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA Petitioner v. $5,666.00 (FIVE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS), In United States Currency (Ralph Bryant) (Virginia Cooper) Respondent. On July 14, 2020, Officers of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team seized $5,666.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars), in United States Currency, in or near 409 1/2 Tennessee Avenue, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. $5,666.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars), in United States Currency, constititutes moneys furnished or intended to be furnished, in violation of West Virginia Code, Chapter 60A, by any person in exhange for a controlled substance and/or proceeds traceable to such an exchange, and/or moneys used, or which have been used, or which are intended to be used to facilitate any violation of West Virginia Code, Chapter 60A, and/or the laws of the State of West Virginia. $5,666.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars), in United States Currency, was found in the possession and/or control of Ralph Bryant and/or Virginia Cooper and at the time of the seizure, each claimed ownership of the said Currency. The State of West Virginia has filed a Forfeiture Petition wherein it has asked the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia to forfeit the $5,666.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars), in United States Currency, to the State and to vest title to ownership of the in the State of West Virginia. A copy of said Forfeiture can be obtained from the Kanawha County Clerk’s Office. Any person having a claim upon the above-described $5,666.00 (Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars), in United States Currency, shall make a claim on said property on or before the passing of 30 days from first publication of this legal publication. Any claim must clearly identify the claimant and the address at which legal process can be served upon the claimant. All claims shall be delivered to Reagan E. Whitmyer, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 301 Virginia Street, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301. STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA and METROPOLITAN DRUG ENFORCEMENT NETWORK TEAM CHARLES T. MILLER Prosecuting Attorney By: Reagan E. Whitmyer, Asst. Pros. Attorney in and for Kanawha County, West Virginia LC-99926 10-16,23;2020