Ottawa police say officers seized a loaded handgun, drugs and cash and arrested three men after pulling over a car in Westboro in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Officers stopped the vehicle near Churchill Avenue North and Madison Avenue shortly after 2:15 a.m. for an alleged highway traffic offence, police said in a news release.
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The officers “observed an offence under the Cannabis Control Act” while speaking to the driver and then searched the vehicle and everyone inside, according to police.
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In addition to the handgun and drugs, police also found “a large amount of Canadian currency,” the statement said.
Guns and gangs investigators have taken on the case, Ottawa police said.