United States v. Vargas

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SUPPRESS

MASTROIANNI, District Judge.

I. Introduction

On March 8, 2014, Detective Brendan Boyle seized from Osvaldo Vargas (“Defendant”) a small “bundle” of heroin, among other items, during a street encounter.1 On May 1, 2014, a grand jury *40indicted Defendant for a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin).2 (Dkt. No. 2, Grand Jury Indictment 1.) Defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence on November 12, 2014. (Dkt. No. 42.) The United States (“Government”) filed an opposition to this motion on November…