United States v. $ 22,474.00 in U.S. Currency, and Derek Mahone, Claimant-Appellant

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• holding that a dog alert to currency was probative because the government offered evidence that “the dog was trained to, and would only, alert to the odor of a chemical byproduct of cocaine called methyl ben-zoate”
• holding that a dog alert to currency was probative because the government offered evidence that “the dog was trained to, and would only, alert to the odor of a chemical by-product of cocaine called methyl benzoate”
• recognizing probative value of evidence that dog would not have alerted unless currency “had recently been in the proximity of cocaine”
• noting that travel route to Phoenix, a known drug source city, is probative of probable cause to forfeit currency
• noting that travel route to Phoenix, a known drug source city, is probative of probable cause to forfeit currency
• noting that travel route to Phoenix, a known drug source city, is probative of probable cause to forfeit currency

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