United States v. Amaechi Onwumere Ikeji, A/K/A Richard Ikeji

942 F.2d 794 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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-Appellant, v. Amaechi Onwumere IKEJI, a/k/a Richard Ikeji, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-30150. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 29, 1991. Decided Aug. 15, 1991. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, BEEZER and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The government appeals the district court's suppression of evidence seized pursuant to a federal search warrant. We review the district court's judgment de novo, see United States v. Castillo, 866 F.2d 1071, 1076 (9th Cir.1988), and reverse. 3 * In May 1990, Vejay Bededa and Jeffrey Koski were arrested at Sea-Tac International Airport in possession of 700 grams of heroin. In June, Koski elected to cooperate with authorities and identified Amaechi Onwumere Ikeji as one of several persons directing his activities. The DEA began to investigate Ikeji shortly thereafter. 4 On September 26, 1990, John O'Rourke,…