The court properly permitted the People to introduce evidence of drug transactions claimed by defendant to constitute uncharged crimes. The jury could reasonably infer that the transactions in question were part of the charged crime of conspiracy. In any event, these transactions were admissible as background information that was relevant, under the circumstances, to establish the criminality of defendant's conduct (see, People v Alvino,
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