Take-away: At time of defendant’s sentencing in June 2018, the statutory safety-valve provision, which allowed relief from statutory mandatory minimum sentences, did not apply to offenses under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA). This case stems a December 11, 2017 interdiction by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The USCG intercepted a go-fast vessel in the…
Welcome to MDLEA!
Welcome to my new blog about the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA). The goal of this blog is to track recent court decisions that cite to the MDLEA. I will try to provide both full decisions and summary of cases as I continue to study and litigate one of the United States’ furthest-reaching and…