In this observation sale case in which identification was the principal issue, the court properly admitted testimony concerning uncharged contemporaneous drug sales. This evidence was relevant to the charge of possession with intent to sell, and was also relevant to the sale charge because it completed the narrative and established the officer's opportunity to observe, including his degree of focus upon defendant (see, People v Marte,
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