The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. The People established a chain of custody sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that the glassine envelope introduced into evidence was the one that was sold to the undercover officer, and the alleged defects in the chain of custody went to the weight of this evidence and not its admissibility (see, People v Julian,
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