The RCMP say a 52-year-old Bedford, N.S. man is facing more than 45 charges after officers raided a pawn shop in Lower Sackville.
Police executed a search warrant at Cash Traders Pawn Shop on Sept. 19 as part of an investigation into a rash of break-ins in Lower Sackville.
The officers seized a quantity of stolen jewelry, electronics and other related items from the shop.
They also seized a loaded .38 calibre revolver, three shotguns, two rifles, assorted ammunition, a Taser and two canisters of bear spray.
The owner of the pawn shop was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.
“It’s taken a considerable amount of follow-up work to track those individual items and move forward with a number of charges,” says RCMP Const. Mark Skinner.
Ghasson Najib Jason El Chater is facing a total of 49 charges:
- Firearm trafficking (five counts)
- Possession of a firearm for the purpose of trafficking (three counts)
- Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
- Possession of a firearm obtained by crime (six counts)
- Possession of a weapon obtained by crime
- Careless storage of a firearm (six counts)
- Contravention of storage regulations (six counts)
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (nine counts)
- Possession of a firearm knowing it’s unauthorized (six counts)
- Possession of a prohibited weapon knowing it’s unauthorized
- Possession of property obtained by crime (two counts)
- Possession of property obtained by crime for the purpose of trafficking (two counts)
- Obstruction of a peace officer
Chater was released on conditions. The shop remains open.
