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(the Cadillac) parked in front of an adjacent business. While
petitioner was inside the bank, the police questioned him about
what was in the three boxes, what he did for employment, and
where he lived. In general, petitioner's answers to the police
officers' questions were evasive; however, petitioner did admit
that the Cadillac belonged to a woman whom he had met recently in
a bar.
After arresting petitioner, the police observed the woman
cruising the bank in the Cadillac. The police noted the license
plate number and ran a registration check, which revealed that
the Cadillac was registered to a Michael Stark. The police
stopped the car, and the woman furnished a California driver's
license in the name of Linda Lee Nelson (Nelson) for
identification. Nelson told the police officers that the
Cadillac belonged to Michael Stark, who had driven her to the
bank and then told her to drive to the mall. Nelson gave the
police officers permission to search the Cadillac; however, when
they found a small bag of marijuana, she revoked her permission.
Nelson was arrested, and the Cadillac was impounded.
David Harris (Harris), Criminal Investigator for the U.S.
Customs Service (Customs), obtained search warrants for the boxes
at the San Jose banks, and a warrant to search the Cadillac. The
search revealed the boxes at the San Jose banks were filled with
rubber band bound stacks of U.S. currency, which totaled
$3,530,600. The search of the Cadillac yielded $27,620 in cash.
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