Officers seized a total of 46 firearms earlier this month in a traffic stop on Highway 401 east of Prescott, the Ontario Provincial Police said.
The Sept. 7 seizure was the result of a six-month firearms trafficking investigation led by the Ottawa Police Service with the help of the Canada Border Services Agency, the OPP’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau said in a release Tuesday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Two Ottawa residents, both 31, face charges of possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm or ammunition, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition. One of them was also charged with possession of cocaine. Both were held in custody pending a court date in Brockville, the OPP said.
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