Category: In The News
R. v. RAH [Provincial Court of Alberta, Airdrie – October 2021]
SUMMARY: As a consequence of a shot being fired through the wall of a home in Airdrie, the RCMP were summoned to the scene and [...]
R. v. LAA [Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Red Deer December 2021]
SUMMARY: In the spring of 2019 the RCMP commenced an investigation into the alleged drug trafficking activity of LAA. The RCMP believed that LAA was [...]
R v. RSS [Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Calgary – October 2022]
At the conclusion of a 1-week trial RSS was found NOT guilty of ALL charges including: Possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking . [...]
Calgary Double Homicide
“Man accused of murdering best friend and father found not guilty” – CBC “Murder charges OK’d in 2017 double homicide in city’s [...]
R. v. GGG, [ABQB, Calgary – March 2021]
GGG was charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine in relation to the largest drug seizure in the history of the Calgary Police Service. The [...]
Judge rejects claim of police terror tactics
Police manhandling of a suspected drug dealer’s passenger was not a “terrorist tactic,” a judge said yesterday in rejecting a Charter application. Court of Queen’s [...]
Judge stays drug charges after Crown breaks deal
A judge Monday stayed charges of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana against a Calgary man because the Crown reneged on an agreement to do so [...]
Seized money to pay for legal defence
An alleged member of a drug gang can use more than $32,000 seized in a major RCMP bust to pay for his legal defence, a [...]
Cop couldn’t pick
The lead investigator in a heroin trafficking case couldn’t pick the suspects out of a photo lineup – but his civilian partner could, court heard [...]
Police marijuana case goes to pot
A police bid to sniff out a marijuana grow operation went up in smoke yesterday when a judge ruled a search warrant invalid. Justice Vaughan [...]