United States v. Luis A. Vazquez-Diaz

37 F.3d 1507 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Luis A. VAZQUEZ-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10301. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1994. Decided Oct. 12, 1994. Before: SNEED, PREGERSON, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant Luis Vazquez-Diaz appeals his jury conviction for importation of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 952 (a) and 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 On July 14, 1992, Appellant Luis Vazquez-Diaz entered the United States at the Sasabe Port of Entry driving a pick-up truck. Customs inspectors noticed that the bolt heads underneath the truck appeared to have been tampered with, and that there was a great deal of mud on the gas tanks but no mud on the rest of the vehicle. A closer inspection revealed that a fiberglass putty known as…