Judgment affirmed.
The testimony by undercover officer Robert Cortes that codefendant Blanca Cruz told him "we got some [`black bags' or heroin]" as she pointed to the defendant, was properly admissible as a statement by a coconspirator that had adequate independent indicia of reliability. Admission of this testimony therefore did not violate the defendant's confrontation rights (see, People v Sanders,
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