The Police Suspect That a Store Is Illegally Selling Illicit

Multiple Choice

The police suspect that a store is illegally selling illicit drug paraphernalia. A plain clothes detective working undercover enters the store, purchases items, leaves the store, and comes back with a search warrant for the store and an arrest warrant for the store's owner. In terms of the Fourth Amendment, the initial possession of the goods by the police _____.

A) constituted a search, but not a seizure
B) constituted both a search and seizure
C) did not constitute a search or a seizure
D) constituted a seizure, but not a search