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 Untaxed Tobacco Products: 40 Cans -- Top RYO (6 oz); 303 Pouches -- Top RYO (3/4 oz); 376 Boxes & 62 Singles -- Optimo Cigars; 257 Boxes -- Jewels Cigars; 50 Boxes & 119 Singles -- Blunt Wrap; 88 Boxes & 18 Singles -- King Edward Cigars; 81 Boxes & 50 Singles – Black & Mild Cigars; 6 Boxes – Middleton’s Cigars; 9 Boxes – Al Capone Cigars; 9 Singles – Cohiba Cigars; 30 Pouches – Back Woods Cigars; 11 Boxes & 69 Singles – Dutch Master Cigars; 2 Cans – Bugler RYO (6 oz); 90 Boxes – Erik Cigars; 21 Boxes – Tiparillo Cigars; 9 Boxes -- Tijuana Smalls Cigars; 9 Pouches – Redman Chewing Tobacco (3 oz); 14 Boxes & 158 Singles – Garcia Y Vega Cigars; 14 Cuts – Days O Work Chew; 331 Boxes & 639 Singles – Swisher Sweets Cigars; 74 Cans – Skoal Chew; 19 Cans – Rooster Chew; 21 Cans – Copenhagen Chew; and Non MSA Compliant Cigarettes: 454 Singles – Prime Time Cigars Brand. This property was seized pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 30436, and Business and Professions Code Section 22974.3, on October 5, 2005, at 5:00P.M. from Khattar A. Tohme, dba: Smitty’s Liquor located at 924 West Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92405.