them to Chicago. Severado testified that the quality of the drugs he was given that night was better than those which Douglas normally sold him. He stated that he knew Douglas would dilute the drugs.

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Testimony by Castro also revealed that on one occasion during the Spring of 1984, he came to Danville to deliver drugs and to pick up money owed to him by Douglas. Castro came across Anderson during this trip and obtained Anderson's assistance in finding Douglas. Other testimony of a circumstantial nature shows that Anderson was at Castro's house on numerous occasions, and at times when drugs were being prepared for distribution. The Government also produced telephone records that showed that during April, May and June of 1984, Anderson made 25 telephone calls to Castro'sbe barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause." Richardson, 468 U.S. at 323, 104 S.Ct. at 3085

In essence, the Government tried members of the Castro ring in two different sets of cases. Castro, Duckworth and their wives were arrested in July, 1984 as a result of an undercover operation. See United States v. Castro, 788 F.2d 1240, 1242 (7th Cir.1986). By the time of the trials at issue in the present appeal, Castro and his wife had been convicted of conspiracy to possess with an intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and heroin. Castro was serving a 15 year sentence. Junior Ray Duckworth was serving a 10 year sentence for the distribution of heroin. His sentence had been reduced from 15 years because of his cooperation with the