The Tennessee Court of Appeals has vacated and remanded a state trial court’s order for the forfeiture of $133,429 from a vehicle traveling on Interstate 40 in Fayette County.

Judge Kenny Armstrong found that the trial court erred in ordering a forfeiture because prosecutors could not sufficiently explain how the money was connected to any criminal activity, despite suspicions of drug trafficking.

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