face as a mask. He also explained that he would either shoot

at Sanchez or hit him during the robbery attempt. Later, Brown suggested that he

could simply make a screeching sound with his tires. Towards the end of the

meeting, Sanchez repeated that the shipment would include 20 kilograms of

cocaine. Cortes mentioned that he had already found a buyer for his share of the

cocaine.

      On May 14, 2009, the day planned for the robbery, the CI called Cortes and

Gonzalez, and told them to meet him at a Sports Authority parking lot. The plan

was for the CI to drive Cortes, Brown, and Gonzalez to Sanchez’s office. After

Sanchez loaded the cocaine into his vehicle, Cortes and Brown would follow him

to the stash house to carry out thethat he and his crew would carry out a home invasion-style



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robbery of the stash house. After that initial plan fell through due to his crew’s

arrest, Gonzalez gathered a new crew and informed the CI that he was still

interested in committing the robbery. Although Gonzalez did not participate in the

initial meetings between Cortes, Brown, and Sanchez, he later told the CI that he

would be “supervising” the robbery from outside. On May 14, the day when the

cocaine was supposed to be delivered, Gonzalez met with Cortes and