UNITED STATES v. OYEKAN

No. 85-1775.

786 F.2d 832 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Toyin OYEKAN and Eniten Keleni, a/k/a Eniten Kelani, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Muchnick, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellant.

Debra J. Gentsch, St. Louis, Mo. and Paul M. Stormant, Jr., Belleville, Ill., for appellees.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


LAY, Chief Judge.

Toyin Oyekan and Eniten Keleni,1 both Nigerian citizens, arrived on a flight from London at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis on October 16, 1984 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Since this was their entry point into the United States, both women presented their passenger declarations, passports and luggage to the customs inspector and were submitted to routine questioning. Ordinary customs procedures permit further...

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