United States v. Gordon Edward Croxton, United States of America v. Claude Tremblay, United States of America v. Raul Garcia

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Croxton, Tremblay, and Garcia were convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. Their appeal questions whether a conspiracy agreement was finally formed and whether they were entrapped. We affirm.

The three were in Arizona making plans to fly 800 pounds of marijuana into the United States; Tremblay had access to this amount near his home in Mazatlan, Mexico. They travelled to Phoenix and attempted to hire a pilot, but were unsuccessful because the pilot could not qualify to fly the plane desired.

Arriving in Tucson, Tremblay contacted Lynne…