Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 7, 1994, 92-50137, 92-50145 (United States v. Rolando Lopez, United States of America v. Josefa Fuentes)

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We must decide, among other' issues, whether a substantive crime and a conspiracy to commit that crime are separate offenses for sentence enhancement purposes.

I

During September 1991, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) was conducting an investigation of appellants Fuentes and Lopez.