When Officer Smith finds the base for the group,and gathers information about the cocaine that he takes to the magistrate to obtain a search warrant for the cocaine,he will be asking for authority to search for:

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Officer Smith is seeking authority to search for contraband, which is the illegitimate item (in this case, cocaine) that the group is in possession of. Fruits of the crime (i.e. additional items obtained through illegal means), instrumentalities of the crime (i.e. tools used to carry out the crime), and "mere evidence" of the crime (i.e. items that may indicate the commission of a crime but are not directly related to the illegal item itself) are not the primary focus of Officer Smith's search warrant request in this scenario.

When Officer Smith Finds the Base for the Group,and Gathers