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UNITED STATES v. TRUJILLO

No. 82-6036 Non-Argument Calendar.

714 F.2d 102 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Chaux TRUJILLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal A. Dupree, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for Trujillo.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Caroline Heck, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Carole Yvonne Taylor, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Linda Collins Hertz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, JOHNSON and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

On June 4, 1982, Appellant Edgar Chaux Trujillo arrived at the Miami International Airport after a flight from Bogota, Colombia. During a customs inspection, a cheese-like substance was found in a plastic bag inside appellant's baggage. A field test identified the substance as cocaine and Trujillo was arrested and read his Miranda rights. Appellant told the Customs agents that he had brought the cocaine to Miami as a favor for...

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