I thought the police could seize to prevent destruction but not view without a warrant. We get so much cross border law quotes that may not be correct.
Can an officer view and act on issues not related to the original violation?
How would that differ from a firearm report and while searching for the gun cocaine is found.
I don't know what the law is or states, but the cops came to the residence I shared with some friends looking for a person we knew who was known to frequent our place. They came in to look for him, noticed some plants germinating on the window sill of one bedroom (it was the 70s) and said you might want to get rid of those.