A civil forfeiture complaint filed Sept. 17 seeks ownership of $1,184,553 in cash, a 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450, a yellow chain necklace, a yellow Rolex watch and two pairs of sunglasses — all seized from a Loxahatchee home during a drug investigation that started in Delray Beach. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is now asking a court for a final forfeiture order that would give the agency an interest in everything taken.
According to WPEC, the investigation began with Delray Beach Police and eventually led investigators to a home in Loxahatchee, where PBSO agents executed a search warrant on Aug. 21. Investigators reported finding suspected drugs, firearms, a money-counting machine and large amounts of cash inside the residence, along with the Mercedes parked in the garage.
The bulk of the money — $1,110,233 — was found inside a black Cannon safe in a bedroom, the station reports, with additional cash discovered elsewhere in the home. A forfeiture complaint reviewed by Boca Post adds that about 7 grams of white powder found in a third bedroom field-tested positive for cocaine.
Storage Unit Search Turns Up THC Products
Investigators searched a West Palm Beach storage unit the day after the home raid and reported finding large quantities of THC and marijuana products, per the WPEC report. Boca Post’s review of the affidavit details the haul further: on Aug. 22, agents searched a storage unit at a Public Storage on Okeechobee Boulevard and found 27 boxes containing roughly 1,207 pounds of THC vape products…