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VELEZ v. U.S.

No. 83 Civ. 7021 (TPG).

693 F.Supp. 51 (1988)

Gustavo Bolivar VELEZ, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Weingrad, Weingrad & Weingrad, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff.

Noel A. Ferris, Sp. U.S. Atty., Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., New York City, for defendant.

OPINION

GRIESA, District Judge.

This is an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-80. The action has been tried to the court without a jury. This opinion constitutes the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law.

FACTS

In the early 1980's the United States Government became aware of a novel technique of drug smuggling into the United States, involving the swallowing of drugfilled balloons...

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