Loaded handgun seized during search of marijuana dispensaries
Posted Mar 22, 2017 12:29:31 PM.
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OTTAWA — A loaded handgun has been seized during searches of two marijuana dispensaries and a residence in the Centrepointe Drive area.
Ottawa Police executed search warrants on March 21 at the residence, and at stores in the 900 block of Carling Avenue, and the 1-100 block of Iber Road.
Items seized include a .44 calibre Desert Eagle handgun and ammunition, marijuana, hashish, the THC concentrate known as “Shatter,” cash, computers, and cell phones.
Seven people, including four store employees, are facing charges including possession of a restricted firearm without holding a licence, possessing a loaded regulated firearm, possessing a firearm obtained by crime, and trafficking.
“We continue to advise the public that these store front operations are illegal and the laws will be enforced,” said Staff Sergeant Rick Carey of the Ottawa Police Service Drug Unit. “Drugs and Guns are continually being found in close proximity to each other and anyone thinking illegal drug trafficking from behind a store front counter is safer than on a street corner is fooling themselves.”
Anyone with information regarding drug complaints is encouraged to contact the Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222 ext. 7300. Reports can be made online at Ottawapolice.ca<https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/contact-us/Online-Reporting.asp>. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.
