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Firearm, drugs recovered during traffic stop in Kitchener: police

The rear end of a Waterloo regional police cruiser. Kevin Nielsen / Global News

A vehicle with unattached plates has led police to the recovery of weapons and drugs.

Waterloo regional police officers were conducting patrol in the area of King Street East and Fairway Road South in Kitchener around 12 p.m. Wednesday.

They noticed the vehicle with the unattached plates and immediately conducted a traffic stop.

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Investigators say a search of the vehicle turned up a loaded firearm as well as cash and a quantity of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.

Read more: Police seize drugs after driver allegedly fled traffic stop in Kitchener

They say the value of the property seized was around $7,500.

The driver and passenger were both arrested.

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A 48-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, both from Cambridge, each face a slew of charges.

Both were held for a bail hearing.

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