Saskatchewan couple back on trial after judge overturns drug charge acquittals [Video]

A man and woman in Saskatoon who had two kilograms of methamphetamine seized from a home are going back to trial after having their acquittals overturned.

The Saskatoon Police Service received information that Thomas James Arendt and Kayleigha Shaneih Anneleise Bear may be involved in drug trafficking in 2022. They began surveillance of Arendt’s home, observed several short meetings with him and visitors, and applied for a search warrant based on that information.

When their application was rejected, the officer applying for the warrant — the affiant — revised the application based on the shortcomings described by the judge, and resubmitted. After getting the warrant, police searched the home and found about two kilograms of methamphetamine, cash and paraphernalia.

Arendt and Bear were later acquitted of the charges when a judge reviewed the warrant application and found Saskatoon police had fabricated details about the suspects that didn’t match the surveillance …