Police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old man after a loaded gun was found during a vehicle search in Brampton, Ont., officers say.
In a press release, Peel Regional Police said uniform police officers “investigated a vehicle” around 11:28 p.m. Friday in the area of Bovaird Drive and Great Lakes Drive, Brampton.
Police said one of the people in the car possessed a loaded firearm.
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Officers arrested 19-year-old Jazonte Campbell from Brampton. He faces a number of charges, including unauthorized possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm and possession of a firearm knowing its possession was unauthorized.
He was held for a bail hearing and appeared in court in Brampton on Saturday.
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