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4 arrested after handguns, cannabis seized at OPP RIDE check in Kawartha Lakes

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Four people were arrested after cannabis and two loaded handguns were seized during a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program check in the City of Kawartha Lakes early Wednesday.

According to City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, just before 1 a.m. officers were conducting RIDE checks at Highway 35 and Killarney Bay Road when a vehicle was stopped and cannabis was discovered.

A further search led to the seizure of two loaded handguns.

A 24-year-old man and 22-year-old woman, both from Lindsay, Ont., and a man, 21, of Fenelon Falls, and woman, 19, of Norwood, were arrested and each charged with :

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  • Two counts each of: possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammo; unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm; and occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there was a prohibited device or ammunition
  • One count each of unauthorized possession of weapon, possession of a firearm knowing a serial number has been tampered with.

The Lindsay man was also charged with driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available.

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All four were held in custody for a bail hearing in court in Lindsay, OPP said.

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