A man police say is a full-patch member of the Hells Angels MC Nomads New Brunswick chapter is facing 12 new charges.
Robin Moulton was arrested Aug. 22 while driving on Highway 2 near Woodstock, N.B.
After his arrest, officers searched Moulton’s Fredericton residence and several other locations around the province.
Police say they seized a high-powered rifle with a silencer, a loaded handgun, a quantity of drugs and drug paraphernalia, as well as Hells Angels paraphernalia.
Robin Moulton appeared in Woodstock Provincial Court on Aug. 25.
The 48-year-old was initially charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a restricted firearm. However, Crown prosecutor Nicole Angers withdrew the two charges, and Moulton is now facing 12 new drug and weapons charges, including careless storage of a firearm, possession of a prohibited firearm and trafficking cocaine.
Moulton was prohibited from having a firearm for 10 years from charges dating back to July 2008.
Police say the charges were laid as part of an RCMP-led joint force operation in partnership with the Canadian Border Services Agency, Saint John Police Force, Fredericton Police Force, Kennebecasis Regional Police Force and Edmundston Police.
Moulton appeared Thursday in Saint John Provincial Court, where he was denied bail.
Only a few people, who appeared to be Moulton's supporters, were in the courtroom.
“He's a good kid, he is,” says Moulton’s aunt Shirley Robinson. “He was brought up decent, he probably just steered a little wrong."
Defence lawyer T.J. Burke declined to comment on camera to CTV News on Thursday, but has requested the charges be set over without election or plea for six weeks, giving him time to review the disclosure from the crown.
Moulton is due back in court on Oct. 12.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Mary Cranston.
