Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. The only issue raised on appeal is the reliability of the informant, an arrested drug dealer who advised the police that defendant was his supplier. The informant's statement was a declaration against his penal interest, as well as being thoroughly corroborated (see, People v. Johnson 66 N.Y.2d 398), particularly by the fact that the informant accurately advised of defendant's arrival at a particular address, known by the police to be a drug location. Therefore, there was probable cause for defendant's arrest.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.