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Infrared Imaging
Narcotics
InfraRed Imaging Solutions Inc. has teamed up with National Helicopters Inc. to provide law enforcement agencies throughout Canada and Mexico with aerial grow home detection services. Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) has various applications needed to assist government agencies in fighting crime.
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that police do not need a warrant to scan homes with infrared imagers. These units detect excessive heat exfiltration that can be caused by pot-growing operations inside the home. Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, which took a strict view of the sanctity of the home and required police to obtain warrants before infrared technology can be used, simply defeating the purpose.
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The Supreme Court ruling overturns an Ontario of Appeal decision written by Justice Rosalie Abella. The case involves Walter Tessling of Kingsville, Ontario, who was charged in 1999 after police found marijuana with an estimated street value of $15,000 - $20,000, and several guns in his home. Tessling lost a bid at trial to have evidence tossed out on the basis of an invalid search warrant. He was sentenced to 18 months for drug and firearms charges.
In 2004, Peel Region Police Force seized 164 marijuana grow home operations. These numbers will continue to increase due to the large financial gains. InfraRed Imaging Solutions Inc. offers state-of-the-art imaging technology, well maintained helicopters and cost effective pricing. We offer our services throughout Canada and Mexico using certified thermographers. Police can use infrared devices on homes, top court rules.
CBC News: OTTAWA - "The police use of infrared devices as surveillance tools on homes is not a violation of a person's right to privacy, Canada's top court ruled on Friday. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that police can use the devices, which give a clear image of thermal energy or heat radiation, without obtaining a warrant. The court ruled that the device can be used because it doesn't reveal any intimate details of a person's lifestyle "or part of his core biographical data."
In April 1999, the RCMP used a plane equipped with an infrared camera to fly over the home of Walter Tessling. Two informants had told investigators that the home was being used as a marijuana grow operation.
Without a warrant, police used the camera to see if heat was coming from the house. Police later obtained a search warrant and found a large quantity of marijuana and several guns. Tessling was charged with a variety of drug and weapons offences. At trial, he argued that the use of the infrared equipment was a violation of his Charter right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. But the court ruled that the device only showed that some of the activities in the house generate heat." The heat distribution information offered no insight into his private life.
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