United States v. Ricky Alonzo Lowe, United States of America v. Sheila Jayne Dixon

The defendants appeal their conviction of possession with intent to distribute approximately IV2 pounds of heroin mailed to their home in a package from Thailand. The defendants’ appeal is based entirely on an order of District Judge DeMascio overruling their motion to suppress the heroin. The Detroit Post Office made a “controlled delivery” of the Thailand package to defendants’ home after the foreign package was opened by customs officials at the Detroit Post Office as a part of a routine drug inspection of packages originating in Thailand, a known source of heroin. The package was resealed…