FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Moorhead, Minnesota, have returned a Corvette and nearly $10,000 in alleged drug proceeds to a Fargo man after a judge threw out the case.

Thomas Schultz was pulled over by Moorhead police in June for reckless driving. The car was impounded because Schultz didn't have a valid license or proper insurance. Police later found more than 4 pounds of marijuana in the car.

Clay County prosecutor Brian Melton tells KFGO radio that a judge dismissed the case because of a state Supreme Court ruling and a new law that bans forfeitures before a conviction.

Schultz's attorney, Mark Beauchene, says the search of his client's vehicle was unconstitutional.

Schultz is facing three more drug charges, including selling marijuana in a school zone.

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