The applicant sought a preservation order under the Civil Remedies Act, 2001 for $12,955 in Canadian currency seized during a roadside police investigation.
The police found suspected cocaine, a digital scale with residue, multiple cell phones, and a large amount of cash in a rental vehicle occupied by two individuals.
The court found reasonable grounds to believe the currency was the proceeds or an instrument of unlawful activity.
As the interested parties provided no evidence that preservation would clearly not be in the interests of justice, the court granted the preservation order.