Opinion ID: 2761210
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Heading: Marijuana Negotiations

Text: In mid-2009, Licon agreed to work as a confidential informant for the DEA. In that capacity, he introduced Jacobs to “Ramon,” who was supposedly a drug dealer but actually was Omar Chavarria, an undercover agent for the DEA. In his role as a drug dealer, Chavarria made several recorded calls to Jacobs and discussed the sale of marijuana. For example, during a different recorded conversation between Garvey, Jacobs, and Chavarria, Jacobs suggested that Chavarria ship ten-pound packages of marijuana to various Virgin Islands addresses that Jacobs and Garvey would provide. The parties agreed on that plan, and Jacobs promised to transport a cash payment for Chavarria to El Paso. During subsequent conversations, Garvey indicated that he was looking for approximately 200 pounds of marijuana and that he intended to smuggle it into St. Croix. On October 15, 2009, Chavarria met Jacobs in person to discuss that marijuana transaction. Initially, Chavarria and Jacobs were not able to agree on terms, but, after Jacobs spoke with Garvey on the phone, Jacobs and Garvey agreed to purchase 200 pounds of marijuana from Chavarria.