Opinion ID: 757430
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Heading: Standard Visual or Aural Surveillance

Text: 11 The affidavit first explained that investigators had attempted both video and visual surveillance. See Affidavit, R. Vol. I, Doc. 33, Ex. A pp 12-13. Although this surveillance offered some limited success and revealed approximately 160 incidents of a suspicious nature, the affidavit also described at least two instances where suspects showed an awareness of potential surveillance. In one instance, a suspect carefully looked up and down the street before placing bags in the trunk of his car, and in the second instance, another suspect used evasive driving tactics and appeared to be watching to see if anyone was following him. Id. pp 13A, 14. As a result of this apparent surveillance consciousness, the affidavit concluded that investigators are hesitant to conduct a more active surveillance ... for fear of being detected by the suspects. Id. p 21.