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Patrol agent and evidence obtained as a result of that
seizure. Petitioner resided in East Orland, Maine, at the
time he filed his petition.
Background
Border Patrol Seizure
On February 28, 1993, petitioner and a companion,
James Goncalo (Goncalo), arrived at the Bellingham,
Washington, airport intending to board a flight to Los
Angeles, California. Petitioner and Goncalo arrived at the
airport 15 to 20 minutes before their flight was scheduled
to depart.
As the two men walked towards the airport terminal from
the airport lot where they had parked their car, George T.
Reese (Reese), a senior patrol agent of the U.S. Border
Patrol (Border Patrol), noticed the men. Reese was working
alone at the Bellingham airport and bus station looking for
illegal aliens headed towards the interior of the United
States. As a Border Patrol officer, Reese's primary
function was the enforcement of immigration laws of the
United States. As a secondary function, Reese was
authorized by letters from the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Customs Service (Customs
Service) to investigate certain Federal narcotics and
currency violations. The enforcement of customs laws
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