Legal Opinion
United States v. Mohammad Waheedullah Khan Muhammad Hanif Abdul Karim Abdul Rasheed
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1994No. 93-10055, 93-10080, 93-10081 and 93-10645PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must determine whether the United States has jurisdiction over foreign nationals smuggling hashish on a foreign ship seized by the Coast Guard in international waters.
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In May and June 1991, undercover agents of the United States Customs Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation arranged to help a ship, the LUCKY STAR, smuggle its 70 ton load of hashish. The LUCKY STAR was registered in St. Vincent, a sovereign island nation in the British West Indies, and carried a crew from Pakistan. The agents met with the Americans in charge of the drug deal in Hawaii,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Leonardo Mendoza-Cecelia, Terry Lee Greenberg, Hector Favio Marin-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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