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“ Probable cause exists if an affidavit sets forth competent evidence sufficient to lead a reasonably prudent person to believe there is a basis for the search,” meaning that there is a fair probability that evidence of a crime will be found in a certain location

d 15, 19 (Minn. App. 1996).

We are not persuaded otherwise by the case cited by Lott—

In the second opinion, the appellant was arrested for possessing cocaine on his person when he was “75 to 85 miles away” from his home.

Cf. Souto, d at 748-49 (determining that the affidavit “failed to establish a sufficient nexus” to defendant’s home where the affidavit “did not indicate that [defendant] ever arranged drug deals, sold, or distributed drugs, much less that she performed such acts from her home”); d 15, 18 (Minn. App. 1996) (declining to find “a reasonable nexus” between defendant’s “possession of one ounce of cocaine in Minneapolis” and “possible evidence or contraband at his residence 75 to 85 miles away” (emph

See, (concluding that possession of one ounce of cocaine 75 to 85 miles from the defendant’s home did not establish a nexus to the defendant’s home sufficient for issuance of a warrant).

Airports Comm’n, d 15 322, 323 (Minn. App. 1996).

13, 2000), in support of her argument.

Yankovec argues that this information was legally insufficient to establish probable cause to issue a search warrant

See, (holding that no probable cause was established to search a defendant’s residence when the supporting affidavit did not allege that the defendant ever arranged, sold, or distributed drugs, including from her home); –19 (Minn. App. 1996) (holding that the issuing judge lacked probable cause to issue a warrant to search a defendant’s home when he had been 8 previously arrested for possessing one ounce of cocaine, an amount that an officer knew through training and experience was

See Souto, d at 749 (concluding that information in the affidavit failed to establish a sufficient nexus between any purported drug dealing in the area and the defendant’s home); (holding that there was not probable cause for the search of the defendant’s residence because the warrant application lacked any “evidence linking [defendant’s] alleged possession in Minneapolis and the likelihood of evidence or contraband being found at his residence 75 to 85 miles away”).

See Souto, d at 749 (holding that law-enforcement affiant’s statement that “he knew” defendant was involved in possession and distribution of drugs “was too vague and conelusory” to support finding of probable cause); Kahn, (holding that issuing judge did not have probable cause to issue warrant to search defendant’s home where defendant’s arrest for possession of one ounce of cocaine occurred 75 to 85 miles from his home); Secord, 1 review denied (Minn. Sept.

(search warrant application citing information acquired by other officer from different agency).

(holding purpose of affidavit supporting warrant application is to allow magistrate to independently determine whether probable cause exists to support issue a warrant).