The People presented overwhelming evidence that defendant sold narcotics to an undercover officer. The jury's determinations of fact and credibility are supported by the record and will not be disturbed by this Court (People v. Gruttola, 43 N.Y.2d 116).
Defendant's bolstering claim is unpreserved by appropriate and timely objection (CPL 470.05), and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. In any event, in this buy and bust case, the arresting officer's testimony regarding the undercover officer's drive-by confirmatory identification procedure did not constitute impermissible bolstering (People v. Gonzalez, 172 A.D.2d 276, lv denied 77 N.Y.2d 995).
The trial court properly denied defendant's request that the court inquire of each juror individually regarding any possible effect of a newspaper article regarding a reporter's experience as a juror on an unrelated drug case (see, People v. Moore, 42 N.Y.2d 421, 433-434, cert denied 434 U.S. 987). Even if the jurors had discussed the article, as suggested by the reported conversation between co-defendant's counsel and a discharged alternate juror, there was no showing that the article in question had any effect whatsoever on jury deliberations in this case, and mere speculation regarding the possibility of prejudice would not support the granting of defendant's mistrial motion (see, People v. Friedgood, 58 N.Y.2d 467, 473).
Contrary to defendant's argument, the trial court properly received clarification of the jury's request for readback, and afforded counsel ample opportunity to participate after the clarification was received and before providing a response (People v. Lykes, 81 N.Y.2d 767, 770).
Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Carro, Wallach, Kupferman and Ross, JJ.