The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Carter, 842 F.2d 335 (9th Cir. 1988):
The information from a reliable informant, coupled with the corroborating observations of the officers, provided probable cause to believe that the automobiles contained the cocaine. This justified the search of the automobiles and "a probing search of compartments and containers within the vehicle whose contents [were] not in plain view." United States v. Ross, 456 U.S. 798, 800 (1982).
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