United States v. Julio Quinones Calzada

── United States v. Julio Quinones Calzada ── Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: May 28, 2026 Category: CON USCA11 Case: 22-13492 Document: 52-1 Date Filed: 05/28/2026 Page: 1 of 6 NOT FOR PUBLICATION In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-13492 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JORGE SANTIAGO ACOSTA CHIQUITO, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 1:21-cr-20179-KMM-3 ____________________ ____________________ No. 22-13502 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, USCA11 Case: 22-13492 Document: 52-1 Date Filed: 05/28/2026 Page: 2 of 6 2 Opinion of the Court 22-13492 versus AGUSTIN VICENTE SUAREZ CHOMPOL, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 1:21-cr-20179-KMM-1 ____________________ ____________________ No. 22-13579 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JULIO CESAR QUINONES CALZADA, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 1:21-cr-20179-KMM-2 ____________________ Before GRANT, LUCK, and LAGOA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: In March 2021, a United States Marine Patrol Aircraft spotted a “go-fast vessel” traveling in a known drug-trafficking area USCA11 Case: 22-13492 Document: 52-1 Date Filed: 05/28/2026 Page: 3 of 6 22-13492 Opinion of the Court 3 of international waters. The aircraft alerted the United States Coast Guard that the vessel had no apparent indicia of nationality, carried numerous fuel barrels and containers, and had three people on board—all of whom pulled up their hoods to conceal themselves when the aircraft flew by. The Coast Guard intercepted the vessel, and a subsequent search revealed approximately 674 kilograms of cocaine. Ecuadorian registration documents were also found on board, as well as a rectangular “maker’s mark” with three horizontal stripes (yellow, blue, and red) painted on the hull. Ecuador, however, could neither confirm nor deny the vessel’s nationality. The vessel’s passengers—Jorge Santiago Acosta Chiquito, Julio Cesar Quinones Calzada, and Agustin Vicente Suarez Chompol—were arrested and brought to the United States. All three pleaded guilty to cocaine-related charges under the Maritime