United States v. Rosaura Zapata-Virgin

76 F.3d 390 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rosaura ZAPATA-VIRGIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50043. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 16, 1995. Decided Jan. 23, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and NOONAN, Circuit Judges; PRO, District Judge. * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Rosaura Zapata-Virgin (Zapata) challenges her convictions of federal drug and other offenses, as well as her sentence. We affirm. FACTS 4 On May 5, 1995, at about 2:40 p.m., defendant Zapata drove a 1984 Chevrolet Camaro from Mexico into the United States through the Port of Entry at Otay Mesa, California. Customs Inspector Rita Haskell (CI Haskell) inspected Zapata's resident alien card and asked Zapata why she had traveled to Mexico. Zapata answered that she had been in Mexico since about 10:00 a.m. that morning and had dropped off in Tijuana her aunt, who had visited her and her family in Los Angeles. CI Haskell then…