Legal Opinion
United States v. Cao
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 2006No. 06-1224PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
In spring 2003 the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) began an investigation of drug dealing in Portland, Maine. Evidence pointed to a drug operation led by Dung Le and Dung Vu which brought cocaine from Massachusetts for local distribution. In due course, the DEA identified Dung Cao, the appellant in this case, as one of a number of lesser figures who carried drugs as part of the conspiracy and facilitated sales.
Notably, in mid-July 2004, Cao was living at Le’s residence and made several trips to Massachusetts to purchase cocaine for delivery to Maine. Extensive…
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