Thongsopon

849 F.2d 1477 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kittiporn THONGSOPON, Defendant-Appellant. 1 No. 87-5018. 2 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 10, 1988. Decided June 16, 1988. 3 Before PREGERSON and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges, and PAUL G. ROSENBLATT, District Judge ** . 4 MEMORANDUM * 5 Kittiporn Thongsopon appeals his conviction for importation and possession of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 952 (a), 960(a)(1), and for intent to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Thongsopon contends that the Government failed to present sufficient evidence to establish that he knew heroin was hidden in his suitcase. The judgment of conviction is affirmed. 6 Under the standard set forth in United States v. Collins, 764 F.2d 647, 652 (9th Cir.1985), possession of a substantial quantity of narcotics may be sufficient to support…