The accused was charged with attempting to possess heroin for the purpose of trafficking, importing heroin, and resisting a peace officer after picking up a package containing a control sample of heroin from a cargo forwarding company.
The police had intercepted the original 3.3 kg shipment from Pakistan and conducted a controlled delivery.
The court found the accused guilty of attempting to possess for the purpose of trafficking based on her counter-surveillance driving pattern, which proved she knew she possessed a controlled substance.
However, she was acquitted of importing due to a lack of evidence that she knew the drugs originated outside Canada, and acquitted of resisting arrest due to a reasonable doubt about her intent to resist during a brief struggle.
