The appellant was convicted of importing cocaine after a sniffer-dog alerted on her at an international airport and a subsequent search revealed four kilograms of cocaine in her luggage.
She appealed her conviction and sentence, arguing that the dog sniff and a subsequent strip search violated her Charter rights, and that the trial judge made evidentiary and jury charge errors.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that a dog sniff during a routine border crossing does not violate section 8 of the Charter, the appellant was not detained at the time of the alert, and the sentence imposed was fit.
