PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind.  – Putnam County has been ordered by an appeals court to return nearly $80,000 seized by police during a traffic stop.

In February of 2018, police pulled over a man, saying his temporary license plate was hard to read and that man was issued a warning.

Police say they became suspicious and then searched his car.

That is when found $77,000 in cash.

The man said that the money was not his and police seized it without filing charges.

A judge decided there was no evidence of a crime being committed.

Because of that they money had to be returned.