In January 2018, Gurbir Singh, an Indian national studying in Canada, was arrested by CBSA officers and subsequently charged with possession of child pornography. Singh was initially questioned to determine his admissibility into Canada under the "Immigration and Refugee Protection Act". After a search of Singh's cell phone revealed a photo suspected to be child pornography, Officer Buechert focused his search exclusively on child pornography. Officer Buechert originally sought to continue his search on the basis of gathering evidence for smuggling charges under the "Customs Act", rather than a "Criminal Code" offense. Upon discovery of elicit images Officer Buechert contacted the Ontario Provincial Police, who later pressed criminal charges upon Singh. Singh was subject to no charges under the Customs Act. Singh contested the inclusion of evidence from the CBSA search on his cell phone, arguing that the broad expansive search powers under the "Customs Act" would render the administration of justice in disrepute if it was applied to prosecute offenses under the "Criminal Code".