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A judge has found that the RCMP unlawfully arrested a man who later excreted from his rectum small quantities of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl while in custody.

Ronjot Dhami, who has been charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking, was a passenger in a Mercedes that was pulled over by police in Kelowna in June 2014.

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An RCMP officer, who had earlier been conducting surveillance on an apartment building where the Mercedes was initially spotted, saw Dhami vigorously rubbing his hands together and reaching into the vehicle’s glove box, according to a ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Peter Rogers.

Then the cop, who is only identified as Const. Diachok in the judge’s ruling, noticed a marijuana joint on the front passenger seat beside Dhami.

Const. Diachok advised Dhami and the driver of the Mercedes that they were under arrest for possession of marijuana and ordered them out of the vehicle.