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UNITED STATES v. VIERA

No. 80-5073.

644 F.2d 509 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose VIERA and Jose Alonso, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

May 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor T. Gutierrez, Miami, Fla., for Viera.

Ted Sakowitz, Fed. Public Def., Miami, Fla., Michael G. Smith, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Miami Shores, Fla., for Alonso.

David K. Kelley, Linda Collins Hertz, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, RONEY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Jose Viera and Jose Alonso were convicted at a bench trial of two counts of violations of the drug laws, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. On appeal they contend that the district court erred in denying their motion to suppress the introduction of methaqualone (quaaludes) found in their suitcases. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution,

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