United States v. Oluyemisi Muinat Lawson

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Oluyemisi Lawson challenges the district court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search of her luggage upon her arrival from an international flight at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport. Because customs officials did not need reasonable suspicion to x-ray her luggage during this “border” search and because they had reasonable suspicion that she possessed narcotics when they drilled a 3/8-inch hole in, and cut the liner in, her luggage, we affirm.

I

On February 24, 2005, customs officer Heidi Tien identified Oluyemisi Lawson, a…