Legal Notice

Legal Notice IN THE COUNTY COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, EX REL. PLAINTIFF MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF NARCOTICS CAPITOL POLICE DEPARTMENT RIDGELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT VS. NO. 24-2078 FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS IN U.S. CURRENCY ($15,512.00) DEFENDANT S U M M O N S TO: Donald Smith Silas, III 2012 Old Canton Road Jackson, MS 39211 NOTICE A Complaint for Forfeiture has been filed in this Court by the State of Mississippi, by and through the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, seeking the forfeiture of the above-described property, which was seized June 12, 2024, in Hinds County, Mississippi. If you are the owner of the defendant property and you wish to contest the forfeiture of said property then you are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint for Forfeiture to Morton W. Smith, General Counsel, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, P. O. Box 720519, Byram, MS 39272. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE PROPERTY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within the aforesaid time. Issued under my hand and the official seal of this Court this the 9th day of September, 2025. CIRCUIT CLERK BY: K. Cauthen , D.C. MORTON W. SMITH, MSB #101646 General Counsel Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics P. O. Box 720519 Byram, Mississippi 39272-0519 mosmith@dps.ms.gov Telephone: (601) 371-3639 Publish Three (3) Times: , 2025 , 2025 , 2025 September 12, 19, 26 2025 LMSS0367978