People v. Castro

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ross, J. P.

The New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (Task Force) is composed of law enforcement officers who are assigned from the Federal Government, the New York State Police and the New York City Police Department. Its principal assignment is to conduct long-term narcotics investigations of selected targets. For several months prior to February 28, 1979, the Task Force had been investigating the activities of Ramon Zurita (Zurita) and Nick Perez (Perez).

*393Based upon information received by the Task Force, Zurita was allegedly going to make a drug sale on the evening of…