The accused was charged with importing cocaine after arriving at Pearson Airport from Colombia with two rum bottles in his luggage.
One bottle was confirmed to contain over 1 kilogram of liquid cocaine.
The Crown failed to prove the contents of the second bottle due to continuity issues with the police exhibits.
On the issue of knowledge, the court found that the circumstantial evidence, including the accused's candid customs declaration and the lack of inculpatory evidence, did not exclude the reasonable inference that he was a blind courier unaware of the drugs.
The accused was acquitted.
