United States v. Anthony N. Carrion, United States of America v. Clifford Wade Guttersrud

Carrion and Guttersrud appeal from their convictions for smuggling marihuana by airplane from Mexico into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 176a.

On November 19, 1970, an untested informant told Customs Agent Rosen-blatt that Carrion and Guttersrud were in Mexico, that they were going to transport marihuana from Mexico to one of three airports in the Los Angeles area using a Beeehcraft Bonanza, and that the pilot would falsely identify the plane’s FAA registration number to the tower. Customs agents were dispatched to all three airports, including the Torrance airport. Early in the…