A 28-year-old St. Catharines man is facing 10 Criminal Code charges and four Highway Traffic Act charges after a loaded firearm and drugs were seized during a traffic stop Thursday night.
At approximately 10:00pm on Thursday, officers on general patrol in the O’Carroll Avenue and Aylmer Street area spotted a vehicle that failed to stop properly at two stop signs.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and learned that the driver was suspended.
The driver was taken into custody.
During a search of the vehicle after arrest officers located and seized:
- Loaded Handgun
- 349.5 grams of Cocaine
- 22.1 grams of Crack Cocaine
- 7.3 grams of Fentanyl
- Drug paraphernalia
- Cell phones
- Canadian currency
- Cannabis paraphernalia
As a result of the investigation, a 28-year-old St. Catharines man was arrested and charged with:
- Unauthorized Possession Of A Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession Of A Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm
- Knowledge Of Unauthorized Possession Of Firearm
- Occupant Of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was Firearm
- Possession Of Loaded Prohibited Or Restricted Firearm
- Possession Of A Schedule I Substance For The Purpose Of Trafficking – Cocaine
- Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of Trafficking- Other Drugs (Fentanyl)
- Possession Of A Schedule I Substance For The Purpose Of Trafficking – Crack-Cocaine
- Possession Of Proceeds Of Property Obtained By Crime Under $5000 – In Canada
- Failure To Comply With Undertaking
- Driving while under suspension (Highway Traffic Act)
- Disobey stop sign – stop wrong place (Highway Traffic Act)
- Disobey stop sign – fail to stop (Highway Traffic Act)
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available (Cannabis Control Act)
The accused is currently bound by an undertaking with the following condition: to not posses any firearm, crossbow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device, firearm part, ammunition, prohibited ammunition or explosive substance.
The accused was held in custody for a court appearance Friday.
