I honestly have no idea if he's guilty of conspiracy to traffic narcotics.
What gets me is this incremental loss of rights that is occurring in the name of the War on Drugs.
Let's see where we are now...
1. It is illegal to sell certain drugs - OK seems reasonable (if you think they should be illegal)
2. It's illegal to have drug paraphernalia - umm that seems like a stretch; so legal stuff is now illegal if it's used to administer drugs (i.e. a pipe)?
3. It's illegal to create hidden compartments in cars - now that's just dumb
What is happening here is that the gov't can't really control drugs. Sure they lock up a few big dealers (and a lot of small-time users), but nothing changes! So what do they do? Cast a wider net! Let's start locking people up who are only marginally involved with the drug trade. What will happen? Nothing! Hundreds of tons of drugs will still make it across the border.
3. Sufficient Evidence of Knowledge
At trial, the Government presented evidence that Mr. Anaya
• built multiple hidden compartments in vehicles for the DTO that were insulated to mask the smell of drugs;
• witnessed $800,000 in one of his compartments in a DTO vehicle;
• used “kilos” as a unit of measurement for building compartments;
• communicated by phone with the DTO through a secret code to discuss compartment sizes; and
• warned Mr. Crow not to discuss the compartments or how they worked with anyone to avoid police detection.