the sting obtained a court order releasing 85 kilograms of cocaine from a supply scheduled to be destroyed. They placed the cocaine in a van with an ignition kill switch. The officers then obtained the use of a vacant house and parked the van in *836 the garage, leaving the key in the ignition. In the kitchen the officers set up a table with a money counter, pay-and-owe sheets, rubber bands for wrapping money, and other paraphernalia associated with drug trafficking. Finally, the officers placed a key to the house under the front door mat.
When the scene had been set and a SWAT team in place, the undercover officer called Smith and gave her directions to the house where the cocaine was located. Smith, along with defendants Thomasand Gonzalez, drove to the house. When they arrived Smith remained in her car while Thomas and Gonzalez approached the house. Gonzalez removed the key from under the mat and unlocked the front door. Pulling a gun from his waistband, he and Thomas entered the unoccupied house. They walked through the kitchen into the garage. Gonzalez opened the garage door while Thomas got into the van. As Thomas backed the van out of the garage and down the driveway, an officer activated the kill switch and the van came to a stop. Police immediately surrounded Smith, Thomas and Gonzalez and took them into custody. Various firearms were recovered from the defendants.
A jury convicted Smith and Thomas of robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, attempting to transport a controlled substance