On May 19, 2017, the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office obtained a forfeiture order for $30,849, a 2006 Chrysler 300, and a handgun seized by law enforcement during a 2015 drug raid at the residence of Billy Spain in rural Cherokee County, Kansas. During the raid, law enforcement also seized approximately 15 pounds of marijuana.
In March, Spain entered a no contest plea to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and will be sentenced in June. In a pleading filed in Cherokee County District Court, County Attorney Jake Conard alleged the cash and property seized were the proceeds or instrumentalities of Spain’s illegal drug activity.