Smugglers’ blues: Airport drug investigations

This article examines the Fourth Amendment problems inherent in detaining and searching commercial air travelers for smuggled drugs. Considered are problems involving the drug courier’s profile, the levels of encounters involved in the investigations, and canine sniffs of luggage.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Givan, Richard E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 1986
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 1986, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 88-94
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Keywords:
Drug Smuggler
Reasonable Suspicion
Fourth Amendment
Police Contact
Cocaine
Description
Summary:This article examines the Fourth Amendment problems inherent in detaining and searching commercial air travelers for smuggled drugs. Considered are problems involving the drug courier’s profile, the levels of encounters involved in the investigations, and canine sniffs of luggage.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02889824