The undercover officer's testimony regarding his previous undercover narcotics purchases and the manner in which heroin is packaged was permissible background information that provided the jury with an understanding as to what certain phrases spoken by the detective and defendant meant, and stated in general terms, did not link defendant to the drug trade (see, People v Ramos,
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