United States v. Arlene Newland, Antonio Hernandez-Menendez, Santos Hernandez-Menendez, Nick Newland

69 F.3d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Arlene NEWLAND, Antonio Hernandez-Menendez, Santos Hernandez-Menendez, Nick Newland, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 93-10593, 93-10596, 93-10657 and 93-10685. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 15, 1994. Decided July 14, 1995. 1 Before: POOLE and NOONAN, Circuit Judges; HAGEN, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 In 1988, the government uncovered, in and around Tucson, Arizona, evidence of a criminal organization involved in the importation of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico through Douglas, Arizona. Over a three year period, the organization imported thirty-five tons of cocaine and an unspecified amount of marijuana into the United States. Proceeds from the operation netted nearly $100,000,000--all returned to the organization's coffers in Mexico. Joaquin Guzman of Guadalajara, Mexico, was identified as the "kingpin" of the…