Judge upholds blanket warrant for checkpoint vehicle searches
US District Court Judge Howard B. Turrentine ruled the blanket warrant valid allowing Border Patrol to inspect all vehicles at the San Clemente checkpoint for possible aliens. The decision rejects a suppression motion by Maywood man Amado Martinez-Fuerte, who was charged with transporting illegal aliens. The ruling marks the first by a district court on such a warrant amid 9th Circuit prompts. Separately, Navy plans a 3.2 million dollar office at Point Loma face Coast Regional Commission objections.