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Criminal charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to traffic in cocaine withdrawn. M.R. was alleged to have been part of a major international drug trafficking ring that was responsible from bringing several kilograms of cocaine into Canada for distribution. M.R. hired Christopher Assie, as his criminal lawyer Toronto. The RCMP had conducted over a year of investigation into the suspects that formed part of the group responsible for importing cocaine. A shipment of cocaine concealed in a road-salt shipment was delivered to a warehouse in Brampton. The police acquired authorization to surreptitiously enter the warehouse and install covert audio and video recording equipment. M.R. was part of a group that came from Quebec to Brampton to pick up the cocaine and deliver it to Quebec. The evidence that M.R. was party to the conspiracy to import or the conspiracy to traffic was very weak. M.R. should have been charged with an attempt to possess for the purpose of trafficking rather than trafficking or importation. Possession for the purpose of trafficking is not an included offence to trafficking or importation. The Crown had charged M.R. with the wrong offence. After two years waiting for his trial, one week before the trial the Crown realized its mistake and charged M.R. with an attempt to possess for the purpose of trafficking. The Crown hoped that they could simply substitute the charges at the last minute and that counsel would not object. Counsel refused to accept the substitution and the Crown ultimately gave up on the prosecution. All charges against M.R. were withdrawn by the Crown.