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The Private Island Airstrip

United States v. Lehder-Rivas (1988)

Charge: Conspiracy to import cocaine; importing and possessing cocaine; continuing criminal enterpriseCourt: U.S. District Court, M.D. Fla. (appeal: 11th Cir.)State: FloridaDocket: Kingpins

The facts

A man is accused of running a cocaine smuggling operation for three years from a small private island in a nearby foreign country. Prosecutors say planes carried loads of 150 to 500 kilograms from South America to the island, then on to the southern coast of this country and into a big city's dealer networks. He was extradited to stand trial. He argues the extradition broke a treaty, that the jury heard evidence of other bad acts it should never have heard, and that huge publicity made a fair trial impossible.

You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.

Citation: United States v. Lehder-Rivas, 955 F.2d 1510 (11th Cir. 1992)

Read more at law.justia.com. The source reveals the outcome.

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