The accused was tried on multiple drug trafficking counts and possession of proceeds of crime after police executed a search warrant at a shared apartment and discovered drugs, cash, packaging materials, and a hidden stash of heroin in a modified Nestea container in the kitchen.
The Crown relied heavily on the testimony of a co‑accused who claimed the accused owned the heroin.
The court found the co‑accused's evidence unreliable due to inconsistent statutory declarations and a clear motive to implicate the accused to obtain favourable treatment from the Crown.
In the absence of independent confirmatory evidence connecting the accused to the heroin stash, the court held that possession was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused was acquitted of heroin, oxycodone, and MDMA trafficking counts but convicted of possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime based on drugs, scales, packaging materials, and cash found in his bedroom.
