Racial profiling found to have occurred; drugs excluded

Today's decision by Justice Kiteley in R v Ahmed is an unusual case where racial profiling was found to exist and which led to the exclusion of drug evidence.

The Court found that the accused had been stopped while driving because he was a young black man, that he was then subject to an illegal search (which uncovered drugs) and that highway traffic charges to justify the illegal search were trumped up. The Court excluded the evidence.

The decision is not available online but I can send a scan to whoever asks.
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