Traffic stop leads to drug and weapons charges against Ottawa man
Posted Jun 4, 2024 07:27:23 AM.
Last Updated Jun 4, 2024 09:42:12 AM.
An Ottawa man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop on Highway 417.
Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a driver for speeding near Terry Fox Drive.
The driver was found to have Cannabis readily available and a search of the vehicle led to the seizure of a firearm and ammunition.
Mahmoud Rawbe, 28, of Ottawa, faces the following charges:
- Transport Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition in a Careless Manner
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was a Firearm
- Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition order (two counts)
Rawbe is scheduled to appear in court on June 28, 2024.
