Legal Opinion
United States v. Jama Mire
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2013No. 12-2792, 12-2793PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
This case introduces a new drug culture to the Seventh Circuit: the underground world of “khat.”
Jama Mire and Hassan Rafle became involved in a conspiracy to distribute khat in the Indianapolis area. Mire’s business, the Somali House of Coffee, served as a place where people could get the “stuff” and enjoy it in comfort. Government agents received a tip from a concerned Somali man about this khat-distribution conspiracy and launched an investigation into it. Mire and Rafle were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cathinone, in…
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