A vessel, automobile or other transportation carrier which is exclusively used for committing any offense provided for in Article 269 shall be forfeited when the owner thereof is aware that it is used for such purpose and it falls under any of the following cases:
1. Where it is loaded with goods involved in an offense or an attempt is made to load such goods onto it;
2. Where, in an attempt to escape from arrest, an order issued by any authorized public official to halt is defied or the loaded goods involved in an offense are thrown into the sea, destroyed or damaged;
3. Where goods involved in an offense are taken over or acquired or are intended to be taken over or acquired on the sea;
4. Where goods involved in an offense are transported.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]