PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — More than $1.1 million in cash, a Mercedes-Benz, a Rolex and other property were seized during a Palm Beach County drug investigation. Now, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is asking a judge to let the agency keep it.
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.
The case provides a window into a process many people may not realize exists: Civil asset forfeiture.
More than $1 million found in Loxahatchee investigation
According to a sworn probable-cause affidavit filed with the complaint, the investigation began with Delray Beach Police and eventually led investigators to a home in Loxahatchee…