Legal Opinion
United States v. De Jesus-Viera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 24, 2011No. 10-1365PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers seized over two kilograms of heroin and ninety-six kilograms of cocaine from Ramón De Jesús-Viera’s vehicle during a border search conducted upon De Jesús-Viera’s return to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic. A jury convicted De Jesús-Viera on one count of knowingly and intentionally possessing heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and one count of knowingly and intentionally importing to the United States heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§…
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