Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The police had probable cause to believe that defendant, who stood in the vicinity in a position to observe the drug transaction and, immediately after it was concluded, received currency from the person who had actually exchanged drugs for money with the undercover officer, was a participant in the sale (see People v Torres,
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