Commonwealth v. Matos

CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from a post-trial order by the Court of Common Pleas suppressing the intro*44duction of seventeen vials of cocaine at the trial of Danny Matos.1 We reverse.

Two police officers responding to a radio broadcast that unknown persons were selling narcotics in the vicinity of 2300 Reese Street, Philadelphia, approached a group of three men who fled as the officers approached. During the chase one of the officers saw Matos discard a plastic bag. One officer recovered the plastic bag and the other officer arrested Matos. The bag contained twelve vials…