United States v. Molina-Gomez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Jorge L. Molina-Gómez (“Molina”) appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress both the heroin discovered in hidden compartments of his laptop computer and Sony Playstation game con sole and some of the statements he made to United States Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers upon returning to Puerto Rico from Colombia. While we find no Fourth Amendment violation, Molina’s statements made during further secondary questioning regarding drug trafficking activity should have been suppressed. As a result, his case must be remanded so that he…
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