State v. Nadeau

HENDRY, Judge.

The state appeals from an order suppressing evidence of narcotics trafficking obtained in preflight screening procedures at Miami International Airport.

The facts are there: Appellee Nadeau approached the inspection point at the Eastern concourse carrying two pieces of luggage, and submitted them for X-ray inspection; the X-ray weapons search was inconclusive, reflecting only that one bag’s contents were bulky and opaque; the X-ray operator informed Nadeau that she (the operator) would have to manually inspect the bag’s contents; Nadeau refused consent to do so, and offered…