A man is facing a number of charges after being caught with drugs and a loaded handgun in Powerview-Pine Falls, Man.
Powerview RCMP were called about a man brandishing a gun on May 31 just before 7 p.m. and when they arrived they found a man and a woman loading up a vehicle with their belongings.
As Mounties spoke with the man they saw cannabis in his car and arrested him. A search of the vehicle and the man found 94 grams of cannabis, 69 grams of cocaine, paraphernalia and a loaded handgun.
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The 27-year-old is prohibited from owning any firearms under court orders. He was taken into custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 2 in Winnipeg. He faces drug and firearms-related charges.
The 23-year-old woman was not charged.
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