The Surrey RCMP is explaining the large police presence in Cloverdale on Friday evening, as one man was arrested after officers found a firearm in his vehicle.
Police said officers received a report around 5:30 p.m. of a man in a vehicle who possibly had a gun.
A vehicle matching that description was spotted in Cloverdale, and multiple units arrived to pull the driver over on Highway 10 just east of 168th Street, police said.
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Police found a firearm in the vehicle, and the driver, a Surrey resident, was taken into custody.
Police said the incident remains under investigation.
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