In the mid-afternoon of June 13, 2005, defendant was selling miniature porcelain trees from a sidewalk stand in the vicinity of 150 Fulton Street in Manhattan. He was approached by two undercover officers, who were participating in a buy-and-bust operation. When one of the officers told defendant she "was looking for another kind of trees" and informed defendant that
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