State of Iowa v. Jesus Angel Ramirez

MANSFIELD, Justice.

Federal agents intercepted a package containing a hidden cache of methamphetamine as it entered this country from Mexico. A federal agent then decided to make a controlled delivery of the package to its intended recipient in Waterloo, Iowa. He obtained from a federal magistrate judge a federal “anticipatory” search warrant authorizing a search to be conducted once the package reached its intended recipient.

With assistance from local law enforcement, federal agents proceeded with the controlled delivery. The--.recipient of the package was detained and federal agents searched…