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2 face weapons charges after Halifax police respond to minor crash

Halifax Regional Police responded to a minor vehicle crash in Halifax on Monday. File/Global News

Two men face weapons charges after police responded to a minor vehicle crash in Halifax on Monday.

Police say they responded to the scene on Victoria Road near Dartmouth High School.

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While investigating the collision, police say they found a loaded sawed off shotgun, a large bottle of prescription pills, and a small amount of marijuana in one of the vehicles.

An 18-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, both from lake Echo, were arrested at the scene without incident.

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They are to appear in court today on charges of weapons dangerous to the public, careless use of a firearm, possession of an unauthorized firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, and carrying a concealed weapon.

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