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Theodore STRACHAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 90-1866.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    April 30, 1991.
    
      Glass & Rastatter and Patrick C. Rastat-ter, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellant.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Joan L. Greenberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
    Before HUBBART, BASKIN and COPE, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

Theodore Strachan appeals his conviction for trafficking in cocaine. He argues that the trial court should have granted his motion to suppress the cocaine and its wrappings. The defendant had left the cocaine outside his apartment, in an open area in which he had no expectation of privacy. The officer observed it, seized it, and properly obtained a search warrant for the apartment. The motion to suppress was correctly denied. See, e.g., State v. Nittolo, 317 So.2d 748, 749-50 (Fla.), cert. denied sub nom. Hover v. Florida, 423 U.S. 1036, 96 S.Ct. 572, 46 L.Ed.2d 411 (1975); State v. Oliver, 368 So.2d 1331, 1335 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), cert. dismissed, 383 So.2d 1200 (Fla.1980).

Affirmed.