The accused, a passenger in a vehicle stopped on a highway, brought a Charter application alleging arbitrary detention and unlawful search after police discovered methamphetamine during an inventory search of the impounded vehicle.
The court found the accused was not detained while police investigated the driver, and the request for his identification did not constitute a seizure.
The court held the police had reasonable grounds to arrest the accused for possession based on drugs found in a common area of the car, rendering the subsequent search of his person lawful.
The Charter application was dismissed.
