Opinion
June 29, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (O'Dwyer, J.).
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was convicted, inter alia, of selling a bag of heroin to an undercover police officer in exchange for $15. The arresting officer, a member of a "buy and bust" back-up team, testified, in relevant part, that upon searching the defendant after his arrest, he recovered $485 in cash, none of which was the prerecorded money. The defendant contends on appeal that the admission of the testimony concerning the amount of currency found on his person warrants reversal of his conviction. However, the issue is unpreserved for appellate review since the defendant failed to object to the admission of that testimony at the trial (see, CPL 470.05; People v. Udzinski, 146 A.D.2d 245). We decline to reach this issue in the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction. Harwood, J.P., Balletta, Lawrence and Santucci, JJ., concur.