Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernando Arias, Illiana Arias, United States of America v. Eduardo Mota
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1993No. 90-6060, 91-5298PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from convictions for conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. We affirm the convictions of Illiana Arias and Hernando Arias, but reverse those of Eduardo Mota. 1
I. FACTS
On May 17, 1990, a customs inspector’s dog alerted to a courier bag at the Miami International Airport. Upon inspection, a package shipped from Colombia to a “Senior [sic] Javier Ortiz” of Miami, Florida was found to contain a broken computer monitor with approximately two pounds of cocaine hidden inside. The customs agents retained the…
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