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U.S. v. ABBOUCHI

No. 05-50962.

494 F.3d 825 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maher Hamdan ABBOUCHI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail Ivens, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Douglas M. Fuchs, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

In this case, we consider the contours of a customs official's border search authority at a regional sorting hub for express consignment services like those offered by UPS. We hold that customs inspections conducted at UPS's regional sorting hubs like the one at Louisville, Kentucky, take place at the functional equivalent of the border.

Defendant-Appellant Maher Hamdan Abbouchi was convicted and sentenced for having committed four...

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