United States Ninth Circuit

Although the removal and dismantling of defendant's gas tank, which revealed marijuana, was not a routine part of a border search, the irregularity of mud patterns around the tank gave customs agents reasonable suspicion to conduct the extensive search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2002
• Published 01/29/2002

Judges

• Before D.W. NELSON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shaun Khojayan, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Diego, CA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick O'Toole, United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for appellee.