The applicant challenged the validity of a search warrant executed at his residence on the basis that the Information to Obtain failed to comply with statutory requirements under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and violated his Charter section 8 rights.
The applicant was charged with possession of criminal proceeds and three counts of possession of prohibited drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
The court applied the Garofoli step 6 procedure to assess the reliability of confidential informant information that had been redacted to protect informer privilege.
The court found that the two confidential informants provided sufficiently reliable, detailed, and corroborated information that, when combined with undercover police investigation, established reasonable grounds for the warrant's issuance.
The application was dismissed.
