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No. 8897625
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Saville
No. 8897625 · Decided December 21, 1970
No. 8897625·Ninth Circuit · 1970·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
December 21, 1970
Citation
No. 8897625
Disposition
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Full Opinion
PER CURIAM: Appellants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States. Each was subjected to a strip search; neither was subjected to a body cavity examination or search. Saville had narcotics concealed in his jockey strap; Guarrasi had narcotics concealed in her panties. Our examination of the record persuades us that in this case the customs agent's subjective suspicion was “supported by objective, articulable facts that would reasonably lead an experienced, prudent customs official to suspect” that each of them was “concealing something on his [her] body for the purpose of transporting it into the United States contrary to law.” United States v. Guadalupe-Garza, 9 Cir., 1970, 421 F.2d 876, 879 . Affirmed.
Plain English Summary
PER CURIAM: Appellants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States.
Key Points
01PER CURIAM: Appellants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States.
02Each was subjected to a strip search; neither was subjected to a body cavity examination or search.
03Saville had narcotics concealed in his jockey strap; Guarrasi had narcotics concealed in her panties.
04Our examination of the record persuades us that in this case the customs agent's subjective suspicion was “supported by objective, articulable facts that would reasonably lead an experienced, prudent customs official to suspect” that each o
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PER CURIAM: Appellants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States.
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