21. Regina v. L.L.L. [Provincial Court, Calgary – September 2015]

DRUG CHARGES: 1) Possession of cannabis marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. 2) Possess proceeds of crime. As a result of a two month investigation conducted by the Drug Unit the police executed a warrant on residential premises occupied by LLL. As a consequence of that search police seized approximately 3 kilograms of marijuana, “score sheets”, approximately $7,000.00 cash, a cocaine press, packaging materials and “11” cellular telephones. Pleas of not guilty were entered to both charges and a trial …

22. Regina v. E.E.E. [Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Calgary – September 2015]

DRUG CHARGE: 1) Possession of cannabis marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. 2) Possess proceeds of crime. This was a classic “Pipeline/ Interdiction” investigation – i.e.: a drug investigation conducted under the guise of a traffic stop. A search of the motor vehicle operated by EEE resulted in the seizure of approximately 18 pounds of cannabis marijuana. According to the police, the estimated street value of the marijuana was approximately $120,000.00. In addition to the “dope” police also seized approximately …

23. R. v. Z.Y.Z [Superior Court, Kenora, Ontario – October 2015]

CHARGE: Possession of cannabis marihuana for the purpose of trafficking. RESULT: All evidence seized by police excluded at trial under the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. ZYZ was operating his rental vehicle eastbound on Hwy #1 near Kenora when he was apprehended for speeding by the OPP. As the Constable was a highway drug cop with interdiction (Pipeline) expertise the traffic stop was quickly transformed into a drug investigatiion. ZYZ was detained, cuffed and placed in the rear of …

24. Regina v. K.M.K. [Provincial Court, Calgary – October 2015]

CHARGES: (1) Possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. (2) Possession of proceeds of crime. RESULT: Verdicts of NOT guilty were entered on all charges at the conclusion of trial proceedings. The police were conducting surveillance on a cocaine trafficking target in an attempt to identify her supplier. The police arranged to purchase crack cocaine from the target and minutes before that transaction unfolded the target is observed meeting with KMK. The target is busted and KMK is …

25. Regina v. GGG [Provincial Court, Calgary – October 2015]

CHARGES: (1) Possession of morphine for the purpose of trafficking. (2) Possession of methamphetimine (‘speed”) for the purpose of trafficking. (3) Possession of cannabis marihuana. RESULT: Verdicts of NOT guilty entered at conclusion of trial proceedings. GGG was pulled over in a rental vehiclefor speeding– he was the driver. When the officer attended at GGG’s vehicle he immediately detected the odour of fresh cannabis marihuana. GGG (unwisely) told the officer that someone had been smoking marihuana in the vehicle earlier. …

26. Regina v. Z.Y.Z. [Superior Court, Kenora, Ontario – October 2015]

This relates to case #23 of 2015 Drug Offences. Specifically, once we received a ruling as to the exclusion of all evidence seized by the police pursuant to section 24(2) of the Charter as a consequence of the violation of ZYZ’s right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure (as guaranteed by section 8 of the Charter) the Crown sought a ruling from the trial Justice on an application that had been brought earlier by Patrick Fagan. In that …

27. Regina v. S.K.Y. [Provincial Court, Calgary – November 2015]

CHARGES: 1) Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. 2) Possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. 3) Possess proceeds of crime. 4) Dangerous driving causing bodily harm. Result: Stay of proceedings entered on all charges. The police received a complaint from a hotel manager that drugs had been observed by hotel cleaning staff in a room occupied by SKY. The police, with the assistance of the hotel manager, entered the room where they seized a quantity of ...