United States v. Ludie Charles Washington

967 F.2d 596 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ludie Charles WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50265. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 7, 1992. * Decided June 2, 1992. 1 Before JAMES R. BROWNING and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MacBRIDE, Senior District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 (A) The Motion to Suppress 4 Ludie Charles Washington, Sr., argues that the cocaine and other evidence recovered from the packages should have been suppressed because (1) the packages were improperly detained and submitted to dog sniffs and (2) the warrants authorizing a search of the packages were not founded on probable cause. 5 Postal authorities need not have probable cause to seize and detain packages. They may do so if they have a reasonable and articulable suspicion of criminal activity. United States v. Aldaz, 921 F.2d 227, 229 (9th Cir.1990). The postal inspectors had such a suspicion, based in…