OPINION
JONES, District Judge.
The claimant in this in rem civil forfeiture proceeding is Karapet Shimshiryan, a truck driver who transports goods in his tractor-trailer for a living. Shimshiryan's tractor and the trailer are the defendant property. Shimshiryan has previously pleaded guilty to violating the federal criminal laws that prohibit transporting, concealing, or possessing contraband cigarettes.
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