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7 facing firearm charges after raid at St. Catharines residence

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Seven people are facing multiple charges following a firearms raid in a St. Catharines, Ont. residential neighbourhood early Tuesday morning, according to Niagara Regional Police (NRPS).

Detectives say the search warrant was executed just after midnight at a home on Louth Street near Nash where four loaded guns and several rounds of ammunition were seized.

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Four men, aged between 26 and 40, are among those facing a combined 28 charges, including 27 firearm-related offences.

The three women, aging in range between 12 and 29 years old, are facing a combined 19 charges between them.

All of the accused made their first court appearance on Wednesday.

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The investigation is ongoing, according to police.

 

 

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