U.S. v. FIGUEROA

Magistrate Case No. 10-400(M).

714 F.Supp.2d 277 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. Sidney Benjamin FIGUEROA, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

May 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Henwood , United States Attorneys Office, District Of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff.


ORDER

JUSTO ARENAS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.

The defendant Sydney Benjamin Figueroa arrived in Puerto Rico on May 16, 2010 from Panama due to an emergency landing of a flight destined for Amsterdam. The flight was diverted because he became ill on the airplane due to the apparent rupture of one of the many cocaine pellets (about 50) he carried in his digestive tract. (This was the fifth time he has transported using this method.) Customs...

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