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Top court rules cops acted lawfully in warrantless search of drug suspect’s texts | Globalnews.ca

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Dwayne Alexander Campbell was arrested in Guelph , Ontario , in June 2017 for dealing fentanyl-laced heroin.

Police seized a suspect’s phone and exchanged text messages with another dealer without first getting a warrant.

A majority of Supreme Court Justices agreed the police acted lawfully when they seized the suspect's phone.

Three justices dissented with the decision, arguing that police impersonating someone in a text message exchange is highly intrusive.

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