Opinion ID: 593968
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Oba's flight to the United States originated in a narcotics source country.

Text: 40 2. Oba gave inconsistent answers to questions about the number of trips he had made to Nigeria. 41 3. Oba gave an inconsistent explanation about the purpose of his trips to Nigeria. 42 4. Oba's income from lawful sources did not appear to be sufficient to pay for his trips to Nigeria. 43 5. Oba gave a vague explanation about how he intended to reach his destination in Sacramento. 44 6. Oba gave inconsistent responses to questions concerning whether he was acquainted with Amechi. 45 7. Amechi was carrying antidiarrhea medication and a notebook containing Oba's name and address. 46 The totality of these circumstance is sufficient to demonstrate a reasonable suspicion that Oba was attempting to smuggle narcotics into the United States in his alimentary canal. Oba misrepresented the number of trips he had taken to Nigeria. It was reasonable for the officers to conclude, from Oba's vague and false responses, that he did not have lawful, full-time employment, and that the expense for making several trips to Nigeria within a four-month period were paid for from proceeds derived from smuggling narcotics into the United States. Oba's initial false denial that he knew Amechi reasonably supports a suspicion that they were acting in concert, and that the antidiarrhea medication was intended to assist Oba in delaying normal bodily functions until he had reached his destination. The district court did not err in concluding that reasonable suspicion justified the detention of Oba until he had a bowel movement. 47