Two people have been charged after guns and ammunition were found in an abandoned rental unit in Orillia, Ont.
On Jan. 26, police were notified that a property owner had found two rifles and ammunition while documenting inventory of items abandoned at a rental unit on Laclie Street.
Read more: 5 charged with firearm offences in Orillia
Officers went to the unit and found the guns and ammunition, which weren’t properly stored, in a garage that was previously rented. The lease had since expired.
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Police then seized the guns and ammunition and launched an investigation.
Cory Hagan, 33, from Orillia, was subsequently charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order.
Adam Tyms, 46, from Orillia, was also charged with careless storage of a firearm and ammunition, as well as breach of firearms regulation.
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Both of the accused were released on undertakings and will appear in court in April.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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