Two brothers have been awarded over half a million dollars after the court found that police fabricated evidence against them. The men sued the State for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution.

The siblings, who are not being named because of the amount of the award, were charged back in 2019 with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking within 500 metres of a preschool. The offence was dismissed four months later for want of prosecution.

On June 14, 2019, police execu­ted a search warrant at the premises of the 27-year-old businessman and property manager and the 36-year-old disc jockey and music producer for arms and ammunition.