The accused was charged with multiple offences relating to the trafficking of cocaine, firearms, and grenades following an undercover police operation.
He admitted to trafficking cocaine but claimed he was a 'blind courier' regarding the firearms and grenades, believing those packages contained cannabis products.
The court applied the W(D) principles and found the Crown failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused knew he was delivering weapons.
The accused was found guilty of the cocaine charges and acquitted of the weapons charges.
A Charter s. 11(b) application for unreasonable delay was dismissed due to exceptional circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic and case complexity.
