The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. Moreover, the evidence overwhelmingly established defendant's guilt. There was no rational explanation for the presence of a large quantity of drugs and packaging materials in defendant's own apartment other than his constructive possession of the contraband (see e.g. People v Diaz,
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