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UNITED STATES v. MEJIA

No. 83-3119.

720 F.2d 1378 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. German MEJIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glass & Reed, Robert Glass, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Jan M. Maselli, Robert T. Myers, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, REAVLEY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, German Mejia was convicted of importation of cocaine hydrochloride and possession of cocaine hydrochloride with intent to distribute. 21 U.S. §§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1). He appeals from that conviction. We affirm.

Mejia is a Colombian national who entered the United States from Colombia in September 1982. Upon his arrival at New Orleans International Airport, Mejia was...

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