MEMORANDUM
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
These prosecutions for the theft of goods moving as part of a shipment in foreign commerce present a novel question as to the search powers of customs officials.
On September 27, 1965, the Japanese vessel HAGUROSAN MARU was unloading cargo at Lambert's Point Docks in Norfolk. The customs inspector working the vessel advised other customs officials that a large quantity of merchandise was missing from the...
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