Dès qu'une drogue illicite est livrée ou remise à une autre personne, l'infraction de trafic est établie. La réception d'argent ne constitue pas un élément constitutif de l'infraction de trafic

R. v. Falahatchian, 1995 CanLII 941 (ON CA)

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Falahatchian's initial premise is that the acquisition of proceeds from a narcotic transaction is part of the elements of the offence of trafficking in a narcotic.  We do not agree.  Section 2 of the Narcotic Control Act  states:

 

"traffic" means

 

(a)      to manufacture, sell, give, administer, transport, send, deliver or distribute, or

 

(b)      to offer to do anything referred to in paragraph (a)

 

Once a prohibited drug is delivered or given to another person, the offence of trafficking is proven.  The receipt of  money is not an element of the offence of trafficking: R. v. Lauze (1980), 1980 CanLII 2935 (QC CA), 17 C.R. (3d) 90 (Que. C.A.);  R. v. Khouri (1995),  a decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, March 29, 1995.   When Falahatchian gave the heroin to Akbari, the offence of trafficking was complete.