seat within easy reach. He also found Government's Exhibit 2, a

wooden drug pipe with marijuana residue, in an open ashtray built into the center of the van's

dashboard.   Mr. Hicks admitted the wooden pipe was his.          Trooper Kennedy also found

Government's Exhibit 4, a glass drug pipe with methamphetamine residue, under the carpet behind

the passenger seat. Trooper Kennedy found Government's Exhibit 5, a blue bag with a zipper, in the

rear of the van on the passenger side. Government's Exhibit 5 contained Government's Exhibits 5A,

5B, 5C, and 5F, packages containing 387.3, 226.3, 42.6, and 117.9 grams of methamphetamine,

respectively. Government's Exhibit 5 also contained Government's Exhibit 5D, 224.6 grams of

marijuana, and Government's Exhibit 5E, a loaded Smith & Wesson Model 459nine-millimeter

semi-automatic handgun. The firearm was at the very bottom of Government's Exhibit 5, with a

towel placed over it, and the drugs on top of the towel.



       Trooper Kennedy also found a large black bag containing the following: Government's

Exhibit 10, a loaded Multon .380 caliber automatic handgun, Government's Exhibit 8, the box that


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the Multon came in (the gun was not inside the box), Government's Exhibit 11, a check made out

to Mr. Hicks, Government's Exhibit 7,