The applicant sought certiorari and mandamus to quash a detention order and obtain the return of her vehicle seized as offence‑related property under the Criminal Code.
The vehicle had allegedly been used by another individual in connection with cocaine trafficking, though the applicant herself was not charged.
The applicant argued the justice of the peace lacked jurisdiction to order detention because the police report failed to disclose the lawful owner and did not explicitly state that detention was required for another proceeding.
The court held that the information contained in the Form 5.2 Report to Justice—indicating the vehicle had been seized as offence‑related property and that charges had been laid—was sufficient for the justice to order detention under s. 490(1).
Minor errors in the form and the absence of explicit reference to a forfeiture proceeding did not amount to jurisdictional error.
