A man and a woman are facing a total of 40 criminal charges following a drug-trafficking investigation in Barrie, Ont., that resulted in the seizure of two loaded guns, drugs, two vehicles and cash, a Barrie police spokesperson confirmed Thursday.
On Wednesday afternoon, Barrie police officers stopped a vehicle with two occupants in it as it exited Highway 400 at Dunlop Street, Barrie police spokesperson Peter Leon said.
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The local police service had information that the people in the vehicle were connected to a drug-trafficking investigation that Barrie officers started working on earlier this year, according to Leon.
“We had information that the individuals in that vehicle were likely in possession of a firearm,” Leon said. “When we stopped the vehicle, (police) did in fact place them into custody without incident, and they did recover a loaded gun from the vehicle.”
Two search warrants were subsequently executed at two homes in both central-east and southwest Barrie, Leon said.
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Suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl and an unknown white powder were seized, along with another firearm, two vehicles and cash.
A 36-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman are now facing a combined total of 40 criminal charges that are firearms- and drug-related, Leon said.
Police seized several magazines — the device that holds a gun’s bullets — and Leon noted that one is considered “high capacity” and is prohibited in Canada.
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“That type of high capacity magazine is certainly something we don’t see very often,” Leon said. There was an occurrence recently in Toronto where a firearm involved that had that, but we certainly don’t see that up here.”
The male suspect was remanded to appear in a bail hearing Thursday morning, Leon said, while the woman was released with a court date.
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