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UNITED STATES v. RUANO

No. 80-5561 Summary Calendar.

647 F.2d 577 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Tapanes RUANO and Alfredo Anibal Montejo Menchero, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

June 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Tarkoff, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

James D. McMaster, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, and KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The question posed by this case is whether United States Customs agents had sufficient suspicious facts to stop and search a vessel in "customs waters." Finding such facts sufficient, we affirm.

At approximately 8:15 a. m., on October 6, 1979, United States Customs agents, patrolling an area east of Government Cut in customs waters1 off the coast of Miami, Florida, observed three vessels entering Government Cut from...

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