United States v. Larry Andre Sanders

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Larry Andre Sanders appeals from a final judgment entered in the district court 1 upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 851. Sanders argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence discovered during a baggage search. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 7, 1996, Officer Mark Meyer of the Waterloo Police Department received a tip that three individuals were making a series of suspicious bus trips from Chicago to Waterloo. The…