96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4718, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7528, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9917 United States of America v. Kamyar Taghizadeh

87 F.3d 287 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4718 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7528, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9917 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kamyar TAGHIZADEH, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-50222. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 1996. Decided June 26, 1996. George S. Cardona, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant. Alan Rubin, Epstein, Adelson & Rubin, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Terry J. Hatter, Jr., District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-91-00220-TJH. Before: O'SCANNLAIN and TROTT, Circuit Judges, VAN SICKLE, * District Judge. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We must decide whether customs officials improperly searched incoming foreign mail at Los Angeles International Airport. 2 * On February 26, 1991, United States Customs Agents at Los Angeles International Airport took note of a package arriving from Turkey and addressed to "Ken Mondal" at a post office box in Irvine, California. Agent Paul Queja opened the package and found 75 sticks of opium, each about six inches long.…