Two people are facing a long list of charges after police in Woodstock seized firearms and drugs while executing a search warrant earlier this week.
The Woodstock Police Service Drugs and Intelligence Unit, along with assistance from the Waterloo Regional Police Service Tactical Team, executed the search warrant at a residence on East Park Drive around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
According to police, officers seized four prohibited weapons, 11 replica firearms, one handgun, two shotguns, five rifles, over 1,000 rounds of ammunition, as well as about $2,500 worth of suspected fentanyl.
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A 40-year-old man from Woodstock has been charged with three counts of careless storage of a firearm, and two counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon.
A 38-year-old man from Woodstock is charged with possession of a firearm contrary to a probation order, failure to comply with a probation order, nine counts of careless storage, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and four counts of unauthorized possession of a weapon.
Both men are also charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.
According to police, the two men remain in custody pending a bail hearing.
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