STATE v. PEREZ

No. 86-2691.

509 So.2d 1287 (1987)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Maria Caridad PEREZ, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Nancy C. Wear, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Paul Morris, Coral Gables, for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, HENDRY and BASKIN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant Maria Caridad Perez, a ticket-carrying passenger, set off the metal detector at the airport security checkpoint. When a Wackenhut security officer informed the police that Perez "had something under her clothing," Perez was taken to a private Eastern Airlines office where a female officer patted Perez around her stomach area and felt a bulge; Perez removed a package wrapped in aluminum foil and yellow plastic from under her girdle. The officer...

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