Ottawa police uncover handgun, drugs, cash in pair of Barrhaven homes

Four people in their early and mid-20s are facing charges after Ottawa police discovered a gun, drugs and cash in homes on Letourneau Street and on Cobble Hill Drive in Barrhaven.

Officers found a handgun, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), illicit Alprazolam pills (known as Xanax) and Canadian currency as a result of two search warrants, on June 11.

Richard Akohene-Mensah, 26, Jayden Robinson, 26, Maria Hawa, 24, and Celeste Black, 22, all from Ottawa, have all been charged with numerous Firearms, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Possession of  Proceeds of Crime offences.

They are scheduled to appear in court on Friday, June 12.