Loaded gun, meth seized near Sherwood Park

RCMP in Sherwood Park say they seized more than 200 grams of meth and found a loaded and restricted handgun during a routine traffic stop last week.

RCMP say they seized a loaded gun and more than 200 grams of meth during a traffic stop last week.

While the RCMP’s Alberta Community Response Team was conducting patrols east of Sherwood Park on July 24, officers stopped a Range Rover.

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Police searched the vehicle and seized 207 grams of meth, 31 grams of psilocybin, a 9mm loaded and restricted handgun with ammunition.

Following the investigation, a 49-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, driving while unauthorized and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

The man was bound by a firearms prohibition at the time of his arrest.

He was remanded into custody and is to appear in court Wednesday.