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UNITED STATES v. DE LA CRUZ

No. 18-1710.

998 F.3d 508 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ángel DE LA CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 26, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin E. Lerman , with whom Eric Alexander Vos , Federal Public Defender, Vivianne M. Marrero , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Supervisor, Appeals Section, and Franco L. Pérez-Redondo , Research & Writing Specialist, San Juan, PR, were on brief, for appellant.

Antonio L. Pérez-Alonso , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, San Juan, PR, and Mariana E. Bauzá-Almonte , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Selya, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.

Ángel De la Cruz and two others were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard while smuggling drugs on a small ship in the waters north of Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard seized a large amount of cocaine from the ship and arrested De la Cruz and the other two crewmembers. They were brought to Puerto Rico and charged by indictment...

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