Opinion ID: 2982569
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Heading: June 2007 Conspiracy – Delivery to Osigwe

Text: Emmanuel Osigwe immigrated to the United States from Nigeria in 2002. He and Uwazurike (also from Nigeria) soon became friends; for a time, Osigwe even lived with Uwazurike and his family at their home in Detroit, Michigan. When the family moved, Osigwe, -3- Case No. 13-2067 United States v. Uwazurike Uwazurike, and Uwazurike’s cousin began living together. Osigwe also kept a key to the Detroit residence and looked after it for the family. In June 2007, Uwazurike arranged for a package to be delivered to the empty family home in Detroit and asked Osigwe to be on hand to receive it for him. Like the shipment Bush received, this package was also from India. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“Customs”) selected the package for inspection when it reached the United States and found that it contained books with 243 grams of heroin pressed in the covers. Customs contacted local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) officers, who arranged for a controlled delivery. ICE agents took the books out of their FedEx shipping bag and placed them in a box with a device to signal when it was opened. Uwazurike tracked the package and told Osigwe to be at the house on June 6, 2007. Uwazurike called and received several calls from a number in India on the same day. Osigwe missed the first delivery attempt. On June 7, he waited until he had to leave for work, but then left and missed the second delivery attempt. Uwazurike told Osigwe to call FedEx to schedule the next attempt for the following day. On the morning of June 8, before Osigwe left the residence he shared with Uwazurike to receive the FedEx delivery, a woman came to the door with books in hand. She was speaking with Uwazurike on her cell phone, and put him on speakerphone. He told Osigwe to take the books from her and bring them to him with the FedEx package once it arrived. Osigwe took the books from the woman and proceeded to the empty residence in Detroit. An undercover officer delivered the FedEx package to Osigwe there. ICE agents arrested him as he left the house with the package. -4- Case No. 13-2067 United States v. Uwazurike Agents found the books Osigwe had received from the woman that morning in his car. These, too, contained heroin in the covers–442 grams. In the hour following Osigwe’s arrest, Uwazurike tried to contact him six times. He then called a number in India and spoke with someone for ten minutes. Afterward, Uwazurike hired an attorney for Osigwe.