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U.S. v. KAHN

Nos. 93-10055, 93-10080, 93-10081 and 93-10645.

35 F.3d 426 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mohammad Waheedullah KAHN; Muhammad Hanif; Abdul Karim; Abdul Rasheed, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 9, 1994.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing November 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen D. Choy, Honolulu, HI, for defendant-appellant Kahn.

Richard S. Kawana, Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellants Hanif and Karim.

James Bustamante, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant Rasheed.

Sharon Burnham, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, HI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HUG, FARRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must determine whether the United States has jurisdiction over foreign nationals smuggling hashish on a foreign ship seized by the Coast Guard in international waters.

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In May and June 1991, undercover agents of the United States Customs Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation arranged to help a ship, the LUCKY STAR, smuggle its 70 ton load of hashish. The LUCKY STAR was registered in St. Vincent, a sovereign...

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