Does an independent corroboration of an informant's information contribute to the discovery of a stash house?

sources of information"); Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 243 (1983) (agent's independent corroboration contributed to legitimate belief that informant's information was true).

Second, there was no error in the district court's decision to credit the agents' testimony that they did not search the stash house or seize any evidence therein until after they obtained a search warrant. A district court's evaluation of a testifying agent's credibility is entitled to "special deference." United States v. Lucky, 569 F.3d 101, 106 (2d Cir. 2009).