United States v. Steven Kalish

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

On December 10, 1979, a government joint task force seized a shrimp boat called the EL COBRE, loaded with 40,000 pounds of marijuana, a few miles off the coast of Texas near Freeport. On December 19, 1979, the same joint task force seized an offshore supply boat called the MR. JAKE, loaded with 100,000 pounds of marijuana, as it was being unloaded at the Intracoastal Marina in Freeport.

Appellant Steven Kalish was indicted in connection with both seizures. The EL CO-BRE indictment, filed January 11, 1980, charged Kalish and four co-defendants with one count of conspiracy…