Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit January 23, 1980, 78-5775 (United States v. Elio Perez-Herrera, Luis Perez-Herrera and Domingo Perez-Barrio)

HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

On March 28, 1978, the appellants were arrested aboard an American-registered ship, the

Mey Lin,

approximately seventy miles from the United States. They were subsequently convicted of attempting to import marijuana into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 963.