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U.S. v. VALDES-SANTANA

No. CRIM. 99-0118(PG).

87 F.Supp.2d 65 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. (1) Leonel VALDES-SANTANA, (2) Roberto Ruiz-Rijo, (3) Juan Jimenez de la Rosa, Defendants

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Vázquez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Timothy Vasquez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff.

Joseph C. Laws, Federal Public Defender, San Juan, PR, Maria H. Sandoval, San Juan, PR, Lydia Lizarribar-Buxó, San Juan, PR, for Defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.

A United States Customs Service aircraft on patrol northwest of Puerto Rico on April 12, 1999 sighted a twenty-foot boat traveling toward the island. The boat stopped and the crew jettisoned its cargo, later determined to be bales of cocaine, sixteen of which were subsequently recovered by law enforcement personnel. The boat then turned tail. Leonel Valdés Santana, Roberto Ruiz Rijo and Juan Jim...

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