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been in the business of buying and selling T-shirts; however, he
responded enthusiastically to the offer, saying "Well, you'd
better get your [expletive deleted] over here and let's get to
work." Petitioner also indicated that he was very interested in
purchasing the entire quantity of what was offered for sale.4
Logan testified that when drug dealers speak on the
telephone about illegal substances, they substitute ordinary
words for incriminating words or terms. Thus, they use "4-digit
number, starts with a one", for 1,000; "T-shirts" for marijuana;
"2.2 packages" for packages of drugs that weigh 1 kilogram
(kilos), and "mid-11s" for a $1,100 price range. Logan was
therefore offering petitioner 1,000 kilos of marijuana for $1,100
per pound. Petitioner stated that he "could do the whole lot",
which indicated his willingness to purchase the entire quantity
of marijuana that Logan was offering for sale.
4Petitioner's willingness to purchase the entire quantity is
indicated by the following recorded telephone conversation
between Logan and petitioner (Voice 1 was identified as Logan;
voice 2 as petitioner):
Voice 2: We can do the whole lot real fast.
Voice 1: Okay
Voice 2: I guarantee it, the whole lot, real fast.
Voice 1: One triple zeros.
Voice 2: What's that?
Voice 1: I've got a one and three zeros after.
Voice 2: I know, man. We can do the whole lot, real fast.
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