The accused was charged with four serious offences: conspiracy to commit weapons trafficking, offer to transfer a firearm, conspiracy to commit extortion, and conspiracy to commit robbery.
The Crown's case relied almost entirely on intercepted private communications from Project RX between the accused and an alleged co-conspirator.
The accused testified in his own defence and made significant admissions regarding discussions about illegal activities.
The court found that while the accused engaged in discussions about these crimes, the Crown failed to prove the essential element of agreement required for conspiracy charges.
The court distinguished between mere discussion and negotiation versus a true meeting of the minds.
The court also applied the mutuality of object doctrine to the weapons trafficking charge, finding that a simple buy-sell agreement does not constitute a conspiracy to traffic firearms.
The accused was acquitted on all four counts.
