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U.S. v. GARCIA-VILLALBA

No. 05-30506.

585 F.3d 1223 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Armando GARCIA-VILLALBA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks Holland, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed the briefs.

Michael S. Morgan, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee and filed the brief. Jeffrey C. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on the brief.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We venture into the world of organized crime to evaluate the legality of a wiretap and a search of a stash house for illegal drugs.

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This case is about a wiretap that led to the takedown of a sophisticated drug-trafficking organization. Run by members of the Garcia-Villalba family, the drug ring operated in rural Washington. Couriers made drug runs by car to Arizona, where they picked up narcotics that had...

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