DRYDEN, Ont. – Two Toronto-area men are facing charges after guns, drugs and cash were seized during a traffic stop in northwestern Ontario.
Provincial police say a car was pulled over on Highway 17 in Dryden, Ont., for an alleged Highway Traffic Act violation late Monday afternoon.
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It’s alleged officers seized large quantities of cocaine and heroin, cash and two loaded handguns.
A 23-year-old Toronto man and a 25-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., were arrested.
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They each face four drug-related charges and numerous weapons counts, including unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Both were scheduled to appear in court in Dryden on Tuesday.
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