A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, along with two other people, are facing multiple drugs and firearms-related charges following a search in Cole Harbour on August 2.
A man police identify as a member of the Hells Angels, 35-year-old David James Bishop, is in custody and is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Dartmouth Provincial Court.
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Two women, 33-year-old Jacquelyne Anna Brophy and 28-year-old Sara Michelle Walker, were later released. They are set to appear in court Aug. 30.
Police say they found a large quantity of drugs along with outlaw motorcycle gang-related paraphernalia, firearms and ammunition.
The list of charges includes: trafficking in cocaine, ecstasy, and cannabis resin; two counts of possession of a loaded restricted firearm; and two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Bishop is known to the law enforcement community in Halifax.
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In October 2014 he, along with 39-year-old Tammy Bishop, were arrested by Halifax Regional Police after officers seized a large quantity of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia at a home in Halifax.
Both were charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
At the time, Bishop was identified as having ties to the Bacchus motorcycle gang.
— With files from the Canadian Press
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