The accused, Matthew Cecchetto, Dylan Paquette, and Carly Almon, were charged with various drug possession and trafficking offences.
The Crown stayed charges against Cecchetto and Almon.
The trial proceeded against Paquette, focusing on whether he possessed illicit substances found in a locked safe in a motel room.
The court found that the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Paquette knew of the substances in the safe and had control over them, as the circumstantial evidence did not lead to the sole reasonable inference of his guilt.
Consequently, all charges against Dylan Paquette were dismissed.
The court also indicated it would have dismissed charges against Cecchetto and Almon had they not been stayed.
