Marquez

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-30243 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CR-03-00450-RSL

SERGIO RAMON MARQUEZ,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Robert S. Lasnik, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 6, 2005—Seattle, Washington

Filed June 7, 2005

Before: William C. Canby, Jr., Richard C. Tallman, and Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman COUNSEL

Timothy R. Lohraff, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Seat- tle, Washington, for the defendant-appellant.

Michael J. Lang, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Sergio Ramon Marquez was randomly selected for second- ary security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and found to be in possession of two kilograms of cocaine lodged underneath his pants. He challenges the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence obtained during this adminis- trative airport search. He…