U.S. v. ORTIZ-SANTIAGO

No. 99-1053.

211 F.3d 146 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel ORTIZ-SANTIAGO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos Rodriguez Garcia for appellant.

Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Much to his later chagrin, defendant-appellant Angel Ortiz-Santiago (Ortiz) joined a massive conspiracy that imported drugs into Puerto Rico and then distributed them. Ortiz participated in a successful November 1996 smuggle and an unsuccessful December 1996 smuggle that came to naught when federal authorities seized the drugs. On the first occasion he helped to off-load the contraband and on the second he served as a lookout.

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