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UNITED STATES v. TAPANES

No. 81-5277.

685 F.2d 1291 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector Ruanos TAPANES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Clay, Paul Morris, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert J. Bondi, Jon May, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

On November 5, 1980, appellant Hector Ruanos Tapanes and two other individuals were aboard the "PAPER DOLL" when it was stopped and boarded by the United States Coast Guard near Key Largo, Florida. While walking to the engine room for a safety inspection, Tapanes told Officer Wold of the Coast Guard "Just between you and me there is grass on this boat." On board were 18,000 pounds of marijuana. Tapanes further stated "Look, I have got a family and kids...

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