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The accused was committed to stand trial for cocaine trafficking based on intercepted communications and expert evidence.
At a preliminary inquiry into charges of trafficking in cocaine arising from Project Keystorm, the Crown sought to commit the accused to stand trial on two counts: trafficking on March 19, 2015, and trafficking on April 9, 2015.
The accused conceded the evidence for the April 9 charge but contested the March 19 charge.
The central dispute concerned the admissibility and interpretation of an audio probe recording of a conversation between the accused and a co-conspirator in a vehicle.
The court found that the parties had agreed to the accuracy of the transcript and that the conversation, combined with subsequent intercepted communications, provided sufficient evidence for committal on both counts.
