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RCMP seize loaded gun, stolen car after checkstop in Moncton

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RCMP say a man from Moncton is facing eight charges after police seized a gun and drugs during a checkstop in the city.

Early Friday afternoon, officers stopped a car on Main Street and arrested the driver who allegedly had “several outstanding warrants.”

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From the car, police seized a loaded .22-calibre handgun, what police believe to be crystal meth pills and cash.

Read more: Man arrested, weapons seized after 10-hour standoff in northern N.B.

“The vehicle and the licence plate were also determined to be stolen, and were seized by police,” read the RCMP release.

The 35-year-old man arrested, Angelo Teare-Kotsabasakis, was charged with eight offences, including possession of a stolen vehicle, a weapon and meth for trafficking.

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Teare-Kotsabasakis is set to appear in court on Tuesday.

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