A federal magistrate judge in Florida has rejected a motion to suppress electronic evidence in a criminal case against Gal Vallerius, a French national who entered the United States to attend a beard contest last year and is accused of being a moderator on a “dark web” drug marketplace.

The decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres of the Southern District of Florida on Tuesday reaffirms previous decisions holding that entrants to the United States can be subjected to questioning and broad searches of their belongings prior to clearing customs.

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