Drug Charges

Client charged in international drug trafficking case involving kilos of Methamphetamines and Cocaine.Police arrest a number of people in Utah, Alberta and B.C. The entire case was dismissed as the Accused’s Right to be tried within a Reasonable time was violated.

Client was charged with trafficking an ounce of fentanyl to an undercover police officer. The transaction was captured on video. The matter proceeded to trial, where Mr. Beckett challenged the reliability of the officer’s identification evidence and argued for an acquittal. The client was found. – NOT GUILTY

Client was charged with possession of cocaine and heroin and fentanyl for the purposes of trafficking. Police arrested the client, searched him, and found a large bag of assorted drugs on him. The matter proceeded to trial, where Mr. Beckett challenged the police’s search of his client and argued that the drugs police found during the search should be excluded from evidence because police had violated his client’s Charter rights. Mr. Beckett’s challenge was successful, and the drugs were excluded from evidence in the trial.

Client charged with possession of 8.5 kilograms of Heroin for the Purpose of Trafficking. Facts were that the accused picked up a parcel containing a picture frame that had been mailed from Asia which had Heroin secreted inside the frame. Canada Customs intercepted the frame and continued with a controlled delivery containing a small amount of Heroin and a placebo. The Accused was found NOT GUILTY after trial as the Judge found that the Defence raised a Reasonable Doubt as to the accused’s knowledge that the frame contained Heroin.

Client was charged with trafficking in Cocaine after a police investigation involving an police officer working in an Undercover capacity as a drug purchaser. The police investigation was into a Dial-a-Dope operation and the case went to trial where the Judge agreed with defence counsel that the police has not proven Beyond a Reasonable Doubt the accused has been the person selling the drugs. The Judge found that the evidence of Identification was lacking and the charges were dismissed. – NOT GUILTY

Our client was charged with numerous counts of Possession of Cocaine of the Purpose of Trafficking (PPT) as well as various other drugs. The defence brought an application to throw the charges out of court as a result of our client’s right to a trial within a reasonable time being breached. The application was successful and the case was dropped.

Client charged with Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking. Police had stopped N at roadblock and detected an odour of marijuana. Police proceeded to search N and his vehicle. 28 pieces of crack cocaine were found, along with three cell phones and over $500 cash. Judge agrees that search was unlawful. – ALL CHARGES DISMISSED

Client charged with Production of Marijuana and Possession of Marijuana for the Purposes of Trafficking in relation to a marijuana grow-operation. Client found not guilty of all charges by trial judge following judge’s decision exclude the marijuana from evidence due to the search warrant for the residence having been found invalid.

M was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine and heroine. The matter proceeded to trial. At trial we challenged the legality of the search of M’s purse, the location of the large quantity of drugs, based on the lack of grounds the police officer had to arrest M. The Judge ruled that the arrest of M was unlawful and therefore the search of M’s purse incidental to the arrest was also unlawful. The Judge excluded the drugs from evidence and M was therefor found. – NOT GUILTY