Rashad A. Ahmed, DBA Smoke City

LEGAL NOTICE

02/14/25

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 Tax Investigations & Inspections Bureau; California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, PO Box 942879; MIC: 42, Sacramento, CA 94279-0042.

The property consisted of 82 units of Vapetasia brand nic vape, untaxed tobacco products, seven units of various brands cannabis edible and 29 units of various brands cannabis OCP, unlicensed cannabis business and 68 units of cannabis packaging universal symbol, cannabis universal symbol violation. This property was seized pursuant to the Business and Professions Code section 22974 and Revenue and Taxation Code section 34016, on March 25, 2024, at 5:40 p.m. from Rashad A. Ahmed, DBA Smoke City, located at 1601 Yosemite Blvd., Ste. H, Modesto, CA 95357.