Allegations against the RCMP for failure to return seized items

The complainant filed a complaint against the RCMP alleging that it failed to return property that was seized from their office, resulting from an RCMP investigation into a terrorist plot. The complainant further alleged that the RCMP damaged his property. 

Upon considering the facts and timeline of the RCMP’s investigation that resulted in the seizure of the complainant’s property, NSIRA found that the property was properly detained, pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code and in accordance with RCMP policy. 

NSIRA further found that there was no evidence that would permit to conclude that the complainant’s property was damaged by the RCMP during and after the seizure. 

The complainant’s allegations were found to be unsupported.