Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The Supreme Court properly concluded that the search warrant issued for the defendant's apartment was supported by probable cause. Contrary to the defendant's contention, the reliability of the confidential informant upon whose information the search warrant was granted was sufficiently demonstrated in the warrant application. The informant had previously provided reliable information to the police on several occasions, and at the behest of the investigating officers conducted a controlled purchase of narcotics from the defendant in this case (Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108; Spinelli v. United States, 393 U.S. 410; People v. Whitt, 203 A.D.2d 606; People v. Proctor, 155 A.D.2d 624). Moreover, the statements of the informant that the basis for his information was the direct purchase of drugs from the defendant at his home were sufficient to establish the basis of his knowledge (see, People v. Bigelow, 66 N.Y.2d 417; People v. Johnson, 66 N.Y.2d 398; People v. Reichbach, 131 A.D.2d 515). Thompson, J.P., Sullivan, Altman and Goldstein, JJ., concur.