Winnipeg police have arrested two people and seized two guns and ammunition from a taxi following a traffic stop.
Police say they conducted a traffic stop early Friday morning on a taxi cab that had been parked in the area of Salter Street and Mountain Avenue.
While officers spoke to the two passengers in the taxi, they saw a sawed-off 12 gauge shotgun in the backseat, police said.
Both people were immediately placed under arrest and after a search of their backpacks, a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle and shotgun ammunition were seized.
Members of the Major Crimes Unit continued with the investigation.
Kyle Braden Roulette, 26, has been charged with:
- Careless use of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (two charges)
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle (two charges)
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition (two charges)
- Possession of a weapon (two charges)
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized (two charges)
- Possession of a firearm, restricted/prohibited weapon or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order (two charges)
Roulette was detained in custody.
A 22-year-old woman was arrested for:
- Careless use of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition (two charges)
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle (two charges)
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition (two charges)
- Possession of a weapon (two charges)
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon (two charges)
She was released on a promise to appear.