United States v. Fidel Robeles-Ortega, Also Known as Fidel Robles-Ortega, Also Known as Fidel Ortiz-Rolboues

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether the district court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence. The facts as recited by the district court are as follows.

On February 14, 2001, agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) were monitoring a conversation between its confidential informant (Cl), the defendant, and another person in an apartment, in which the Cl was negotiating the purchase of seven kilos of cocaine. The Cl was supposed to view the cocaine, then leave the apartment and convince the defendant to follow him outside, at…