Judge throws out $13M drug smuggling charges against trucker over 'egregious' Charter rights violations | Unpublished
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Publication Date: July 14, 2026 - 04:00

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Judge throws out $13M drug smuggling charges against trucker over 'egregious' Charter rights violations

July 14, 2026

Drug smuggling charges carrying a possible life sentence were thrown out of court after a Windsor judge says the cross-border truck driver's Charter rights were violated in an "egregious" manner.



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