The accused was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking after police found 252 grams of cocaine hidden under the passenger seat of a vehicle he was driving.
The vehicle belonged to a friend, and the accused had only been driving it for a short time.
The Crown relied on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of the accused's former girlfriend, who claimed she found the drugs and confronted him about them shortly before the traffic stop.
The court found the girlfriend's evidence unreliable and concluded the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had knowledge and control of the hidden cocaine.
The accused was acquitted.
