‘Expectation of privacy’ reduced at border to allow for drug searches

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Céline Dostaler
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It is a criminal offence to import any variety of narcotics into Canada that is prohibited by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). The penalty upon conviction hinges on many factors, the two primary ones being what drug you were found with and the quantity. When it comes to the type of drug, the harshest sentences are given for those that fall into Schedule I of the Act, which includes street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. To read more, click here.