United States v. Kourosh Akhavan

77 F.3d 490 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Kourosh AKHAVAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50035. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 5, 1996. * Decided Feb. 12, 1996. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Defendant Kourosh Akhavan appeals his conviction for possessing with an intent to distribute and importing opium in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1) and § 952(a) respectively. He challenges the district court's denial of his motion to suppress drug evidence and his motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. I. 3 In his suppression motion, Akhavan contends that a United States custom inspector violated 19 U.S.C. § 482 when he opened two UPS packages from Turkey which contained opium, one of which was later delivered to Akhavan. Section 482 requires customs officials to have "reasonable…