Legal Opinion
United States v. Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1992No. Nos. 90-2743, 90-2748, 90-2870 and 90-2970PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
A heroin distribution organization known as the “Balloon People” began in 1982 when defendants-appellants Hardy Rivera and Carlos Arroyo began selling the narcotic in small fifteen-dollar packages in the Chicago, Illinois area. Rivera purchased the heroin in bulk and then repackaged it for distribution on the street. The organization received its rather peculiar moniker because the small packages of heroin were placed inside multi-colored balloons for street distribution. Evidently, the organization used balloons for packaging primarily because, if the police raided the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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