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Halifax police lay firearm, drug trafficking charges after home searched

A Halifax Regional Police badge is seen in this file photo.  A Halifax Regional Police badge is seen in this file photo.
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Police have laid charges against two people after a home was searched in Halifax on Monday.

Halifax Regional Police say members of the Guns and Gangs Unit, along with a Drug Unit and Emergency Response Team, searched a home in the 2500 block of Brunswick Street around 4:10 a.m. related to an ongoing investigation.

Police say they arrested a man and woman at the scene, and seized a loaded firearm, over capacity magazines, as well as cocaine and cash.

The suspects, a 57-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man, are facing the following charges:

  •  possession of firearm obtained by commission of an offence
  •  possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm with ammunition
  •  possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm or ammunition with no license
  •  possession of firearm knowing its possession if unauthorized
  •  possession of a prohibited weapon
  •  unauthorized possession of a firearm
  •  unsafe storage of a firearm
  •  unsafe storage of a firearm contrary to regulations
  •  possession for the purpose of trafficking

They are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date.

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