While a bus was at a rest area, drug interdiction officers boarded and examined the luggage located in the rack above the passenger seats. One bag looked particularly new and officers took the bag to another area of the bus station and called the person's name over the intercom system. When the passenger arrived at the back area, he consented to a search of the bag where officers found cocaine. The defendant argued in a motion to suppress the cocaine that officers had illegally "seized" the bag when they removed it from the bus. Is the defendant correct, why or shy not?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Officers did not seize the bag and since the owner consented to the search, the cocaine was lawfully confiscated and the defendant arrested.
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