The accused was charged with possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking.
Following an anonymous tip and police surveillance, the accused was arrested without a warrant and his vehicle was searched, yielding cocaine and marijuana.
A subsequent search warrant for his residence yielded further drugs.
The accused brought a Charter application arguing his s. 9 rights were violated as police lacked reasonable and probable grounds for the arrest.
The court found the anonymous tip was unreliable and the observed meetings were neutral, failing to establish objective reasonable grounds.
The court excluded the evidence under s. 24(2) of the Charter, which also invalidated the subsequent search warrant.
