A pair of Winnipeggers are facing a whopping 20 charges between them after a traffic stop led police to arrest them for weapons offences.
Officers patrolling in North Point Douglas spotted a taxi Wednesday morning containing two passengers who weren’t wearing seatbelts. The vehicle was pulled over on Euclid Avenue, and police noticed a .22-calibre bullet on the back seat.
A search of one of the passengers, a 21-year-old woman, led to the seizure of a BB gun, while a further search of the vehicle turned up a loaded, sawed-off .22-calibre rifle.
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The woman has been charged with multiple firearms offences, including two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition and two counts of failing to comply with conditions.
A 25-year-old man — the cab’s other passenger — faces similar charges, as well as multiple counts of failing to comply with probation, conditions, and a release order.
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Both suspects remain in custody.
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