United States v. Basilio Angulo-Ruiz

978 F.2d 716 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Basilio ANGULO-RUIZ, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-10253, 91-10372. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 22, 1992. * Decided Nov. 2, 1992. Before CANBY, REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Undercover DEA agents in Tucson, Arizona, entered into negotiations with Basilio Angulo-Ruiz [Angulo], Marcos Cruz-Mendoza [Cruz], and two other men for the sale of 110 kilograms of cocaine. During the early conversations, agents purchased two kilos of sample cocaine from the defendants. Subsequently, police arrested the man who was delivering the 110 kilos to the officers. After the arrest, officers conducted a warrantless search of a suspected stash house, which uncovered approximately 600 kilograms of cocaine. 3 Angulo pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. He…