Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit September 24, 1971, 31035, 30927 (United States v. Rene Restano, United States of America v. Hector Jose Barreneche)

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

In this judge-tried ease, Barreneche and Restaño were found guilty of violating 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a):

It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, sell, dispense, or distribute narcotic drugs except in the original stamped package or from the original stamped package; and the absence of appropriate taxpaid stamps from narcotic drugs shall be prima facie evidence of a