Legal Opinion
United States v. Casas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 2004No. 02-1623, 02-1624, 02-1785, 02-1674, 02-1794PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Four defendants, Ralph Casas, Feliciano Nieves, Winston Cunningham, and Raphael Segui-Rodriguez, were convicted by a jury of participating in a drug organization that smuggled massive amounts of cocaine and heroin from Puerto Rico and several foreign countries into Miami and New York from September 1992 to March 1995.
Ralph Casas and Winston Cunningham were convicted of using their positions as baggage handlers for American Airlines to smuggle the drugs past customs and security personnel at the Miami International Airport. Raphael Segui-Rodriguez and Feliciano Nieves were…
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