TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: Any person having any right, title, or interest in the following property, may, within twenty (20) days from the date of publication of this notice, file a verified petition stating his or her interest in the property, and requesting the release or recovery on the grounds that the property was erroneously or illegally seized. The verified petition requesting release or recovery of the property must be filed with the Chief, Board Proceedings Division; State Board of Equalization; 450 N Street, MIC:81; PO Box 942879; Sacramento, CA 94279.

The property consists of 150 cartons and 5 packs of GT One brand cigarettes with counterfeit tax stamp and various tobacco products. This property was seized pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 22978.2, on June 20, 2005, at 4:15 p.m. from Ghattas Gerges Halawi, dba: American Elite Wholesale located at 7044 Arlington Ave., Riverside, CA 92503.