Opinion ID: 812696
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: First Controlled Buy

Text: On February 12, 2009, ATF agents met with the CI prior to the first controlled buy from the defendant. Agents searched the CI and his vehicle for firearms, narcotics, and currency before the transaction and did not find anything. Agents then provided him with $2,300 and a scale, and directed the CI to purchase 63 grams of crack cocaine from the defendant. The CI arrived at the parking lot of a Popeye’s Chicken restaurant located at 95th Street and Vincennes Avenue at the pre-arranged time of the transaction, where he met the defendant. ATF agents monitored the scene through stationary surveillance. The defendant and the CI had a No. 11-3097 3 recorded conversation inside of a vehicle, after which the defendant approached a nearby red Dodge Charger and then returned to the vehicle in which he and the defendant were conversing. The defendant then told the CI, “Alright. He said give him 17. For that, man. That’s two. Two whole.” The CI responded, “(UI) That’s 56. Supposed to be 60 . . . [q]uantity is off.” The defendant responded “[g]ive me sixteen fifty. That’s why I say 17.” After the conversation, the CI drove out of the parking lot and traveled to a debriefing location. Agents met with the CI at this location and took custody of the crack cocaine, the scale, and the recording device that had been provided to the CI prior to the transaction. The agents again searched the CI and his vehicle for any narcotics, firearms, or currency and did not recover any. The purchased crack cocaine weighed approximately 54.9 grams.