United States v. Paul Brown

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal pivots upon the validity of a warrantless “border search” made at Chicago which resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of cocaine.

I

Seven defendants, including three men (Paul Brown, Cometas Dilanjian and Thomas Sheridan) and two sets of sisters (Mary Ann and Susan Prader, and Ellen Sue and Sandra Stewart) were indicted in Count I for conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963 to import cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and to distribute cocaine outside the United States knowing that it would be imported in violation of…