Legal Opinion
United States v. Normandeau
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1986No. Nos. 85-3048, 85-3049 and 85-3050PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated appeals, Ronald Normandeau, John Gibbons and Nolan Brewer challenge their convictions arising from a scheme to import 1200 pounds of marijuana.
BACKGROUND
On September 28, 1984, a shipment of 54 crates arrived in Seattle, Washington, from Bombay, India. The crates were consigned *955to Gibbons Brothers, Ltd., an automobile parts business. A routine inspection by the U.S. Customs Service revealed that each crate contained 20 automobile engine mounts and weighed about 80 pounds. During the inspection, customs agents drilled into one of the motor mounts and…
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