Opinion ID: 203232
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Heading: Vilches's Arrest

Text: Vilches's challenge to his arrest is without merit. There was no unreasonable delay between the arrest and Vilches's initial appearance before a magistrate judge. Vilches was arrested the same day that the USCG discovered the drugs on the Babouth, February 7, 2005. He was taken before a magistrate judge the following day. Furthermore, the short interval between when the USCG first boarded and inspected the Babouth and the travel time before the Babouth arrived in San Juan did not result in a custodial detention. See United States v. Baker, 641 F.2d 1311, 1319 (9th Cir.1981) (routine Coast Guard boarding of vessels does not create a custodial situation); cf. United States v. Elkins, 774 F.2d 530, 535 n. 3 (1st Cir.1985) (It is well recognized that a routine inspection and boarding of an American flagship vessel on the high seas does not give rise to a custodial detention.). The one day between the time Vilches was arrested and when he was brought before the magistrate judge was reasonable, and the district court properly denied his motion to dismiss.