Legal Opinion
United States v. Lopez-Vanegas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2007No. 05-15021PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER, District Judge:
Doris Mangeri Salazar (“Salazar”) and Ivan Lopez-Vanegas (“Lopez”) appeal their convictions on one count each of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A)(ii), and 21 U.S.C. § 846. The Government alleged that Salazar and Lopez brokered a deal between a Colombian drug trafficking organization headed by Juan Gabriel Usuga (“Usuga”) and a Saudi Arabian Prince, Nayef Al-Shaalan (the “Prince”), to transport cocaine on the Prince’s airplane from…
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